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TI-2026-08398 Aliases CVE-2026-9560GHSA-26rp-gp3x-v78c

OS command injection in OpenVPN Connect

Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-267Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

Privilege escalation via background service of OpenVPN Connect 3.5.1 through 3.8.1 on macOS allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges via local IPC channel

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00574 47th 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
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OpenVPNOpenVPN Connect3.5.1 – 3.8.1—No fix listedCNA
  • OpenVPN Connect VendorOpenVPN Affected 3.5.1 – 3.8.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:connect:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*3.5.1 to before 3.8.2VulnerableOpenVPN
  • cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:connect:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* Versions 3.5.1 to before 3.8.2 Vulnerable ·OpenVPN

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-9560
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-26rp-gp3x-v78c

References

Other 1

  • 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
  • TI-2020-11853 Link following in OpenVPN Connect CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
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Sources

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