Improper certificate validation in OpenVPN Connect
Priority LOW 28CWE-295Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-295.
Summary
OpenVPN Connect versions before 3.4.0.4506 (macOS) and OpenVPN Connect before 3.4.0.3100 (Windows) allows man-in-the-middle attackers to intercept configuration profile download requests which contains the users credentials
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00842 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed OpenVPN Connect (OpenVPN Inc): 3.4.0.4506, 3.4.0.3100
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 | OpenVPN Connect | until 3.4.0.4506 to before 3.4.0.4506; until 3.4.0.3100 to before 3.4.0.3100 | 3.4.0.4506, 3.4.0.3100 | Patch available | CNA |
- OpenVPN Connect VendorOpenVPN Affected until 3.4.0.4506 to before 3.4.0.4506; until 3.4.0.3100 to before 3.4.0.3100 Fixed in 3.4.0.4506, 3.4.0.3100 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA OpenVPN Connect (OpenVPN Inc) Fixed in 3.4.0.4506, 3.4.0.3100
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-3761
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-64ff-hjjg-hwr8
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-2022-3761 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-3761 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-64ff-hjjg-hwr8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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