Cross-site scripting in OpenVPN Access Server
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the SAML Authentication module in OpenVPN Access Server version 2.14.0 through 2.14.3 allows configured remote SAML Assertion Consumer Service (ACS) endpoint servers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the RelayState parameter
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-50055
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pcpf-m9xc-438x
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Sources
- CVE-2025-50055 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-50055 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pcpf-m9xc-438x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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