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TI-2026-11058 Aliases CVE-2026-12996GHSA-7226-c5q3-mc6p

Out-of-bounds read in OpenVPN

Priority LOW 27CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A use-after-free in OpenVPN 2.6.0 through 2.6.20 and 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.4 allows remote authenticated peers to potentially cause a denial of service or leak memory via crafted packets during TLS session promotion or expiry

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00461 40th 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
Partial

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OpenVPNOpenVPN2.6.0 – 2.6.20; 2.7_alpha1 – 2.7.4—No fix listedCNA
  • OpenVPN VendorOpenVPN Affected 2.6.0 – 2.6.20; 2.7_alpha1 – 2.7.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.0 to before 2.6.21; 2.7 to before 2.7.5VulnerableOpenVPN
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 to before 2.6.21; 2.7 to before 2.7.5 Vulnerable ·OpenVPN
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-12996
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7226-c5q3-mc6p
  3. 2026-10-23 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2014-04453 Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the ptservice service prior to… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2022-00467 Authentication bypass in OpenVPN CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-18509 Unrestricted file upload in OpenVPN 2 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-16468 The interactive service in OpenVPN 2.6.9 and earlier allows the OpenVPN service pipe to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • 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
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Sources

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