Insufficient session expiration in OpenVPN Access Server
Priority LOW 35CWE-302Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-613.
Summary
OpenVPN Access Server older than version 2.8.4 and version 2.9.5 generates new user authentication tokens instead of reusing exiting tokens on reconnect making it possible to circumvent the initial token expiry timestamp.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01045 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | OpenVPN Access Server | 2.8.3 and prior versions in addition to 2.9.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- OpenVPN Access Server Vendor— Affected 2.8.3 and prior versions in addition to 2.9.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-15074
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3wxw-5w97-2cvf
References
More Openvpn Access Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-25309 Use after free in OpenVPN 2 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-07187 OpenVPN Access Server 2.8.x before 2.8.1 allows LDAP authentication bypass (except when a… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2006-01578 OpenVPN 2.0 through 2.0.5 allows remote malicious servers to execute arbitrary code on… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
- TI-2023-25308 Using the --fragment option in certain configuration setups OpenVPN version 2.6.0 to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2005-03217 Format string vulnerability in the foreign_option function in options.c for OpenVPN 2.0.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-02715 OpenVPN Access Server 2.7.2 through 3.1.0 accepts bare line-feed sequences inside HTTP… CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2020-15074 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-15074 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3wxw-5w97-2cvf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-15074 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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