Authentication bypass in OpenVPN Access Server
Priority LOW 26CWE-305Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
OpenVPN Access Server 2.8.7 and earlier versions allows a remote attackers to bypass authentication and access control channel data on servers configured with deferred authentication, which can be used to potentially trigger further information leaks.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01215 68th 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 | 2.8.7 and earlier versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- OpenVPN Access Server Vendor— Affected 2.8.7 and earlier versions 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-2020-15077
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2fc6-fh8m-r4wf
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-2020-15077 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-15077 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2fc6-fh8m-r4wf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-15077 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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