Link following in OpenVPN Connect
Priority LOW 31CWE-61Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
OpenVPN Connect installer for macOS version 3.2.6 and older may corrupt system critical files it should not have access via symlinks in /tmp.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00299 22nd 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 Connect | 3.2.6 and prior versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- OpenVPN Connect Vendor— Affected 3.2.6 and prior versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-15075
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3j95-64vv-272j
References
More OpenVPN Connect vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-08398 OS command injection in OpenVPN Connect CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2024-07856 OpenVPN Connect before version 3.5.0 can contain the configuration profile's clear-text… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-06629 The nodejs framework in OpenVPN Connect 3.0 through 3.4.3 (Windows)/3.4.7 (macOS) was not… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-06608 Code injection in OpenVPN Connect CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-02559 Uncontrolled search path in OpenVPN Connect CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2020-07554 OpenVPN Connect 3.1.0.361 on Windows has Insecure Permissions for %PROGRAMDATA%\OpenVPN… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-15075 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-15075 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3j95-64vv-272j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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