The client in iPass Open Mobile before 2.4.5 on Windows allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a DLL pathname in a…

published 2015-01-22 11y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-0933

cvss: 9.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 52.2%; EPSS 52.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits: 3; Metasploit and Exploit-DB

The client in iPass Open Mobile before 2.4.5 on Windows allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a DLL pathname in a crafted Unicode string that is improperly handled by a subprocess reached through a named pipe, as demonstrated by a UNC share pathname.

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Timeline

2015-01-21 First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/smb/ipass_pipe_exec)
2015-01-22 Published

Exploit prediction

52.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

Metasploit exploit/windows/local/ipass_launch_app iPass Mobile Client Service Privilege Escalation metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2015-03-12
Metasploit exploit/windows/smb/ipass_pipe_exec IPass Control Pipe Remote Command Execution metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2015-01-21
EDB-36412 IPass Control Pipe - Remote Command Execution (Metasploit) remote, 2015-03-16

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	9.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

kb.cert.org /vuls/id/110652
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource

Sources

CVE List CVE-2015-0925
NVD CVE-2015-0925

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