Sensitive information in log files in OpenVPN Access Server
Priority LOW 35CWE-708Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- 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-532.
Summary
The OpenVPN Access Server installer creates a log file readable for everyone, which from version 2.10.0 and before 2.11.0 may contain a random generated admin password
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0089 59th 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 | from version 2.10.0 and before 2.11.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- OpenVPN Access Server Vendor— Affected from version 2.10.0 and before 2.11.0 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-2022-33737
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4w83-67r9-g2c5
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-2022-33737 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-33737 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4w83-67r9-g2c5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-33737 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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