Control Channel in OpenVPN 2.4.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
Control Channel in OpenVPN 2.4.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted reset packet.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00919 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all 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-2020-20813
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6mpq-5wjj-48jg
References
Advisory 1
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- TI-2023-25309 Use after free in OpenVPN 2 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-05196 OpenVPN before 2.6.11 does not santize PUSH_REPLY messages properly which an attacker… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2020-20813 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-20813 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6mpq-5wjj-48jg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-20813 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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