CVE-2026-84256

EUVD-2026-72296
An argument parsing issue in OpenVPN 2.1_rc10 through 2.6.22 and 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.6 on Windows allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted certificate subject
OS Command Injection
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
OpenVPNCNA
7.7 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 31.51%
Early Detection
Affected products identified ahead of NVD analysis through intelligence sources.
VendorProductVersionSource
openvpnopenvpn
𝑥
≤ 2.6.22
CNA
openvpnopenvpn
𝑥
≤ 2.7.6
CNA
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
openvpn
bookworm
2.6.14-0+deb12u2
fixed
bookworm (security)
2.6.14-0+deb12u2
fixed
forky
2.7.5-1
fixed
sid
2.7.7-1
fixed
trixie
2.6.14-1+deb13u3
fixed
trixie (security)
2.6.14-1+deb13u3
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
openvpn
bionic
needs-triage
focal
needs-triage
jammy
needs-triage
noble
needs-triage
resolute
needs-triage
trusty
needs-triage
xenial
needs-triage