The Windows interactive service in OpenVPN 2.4.0 through 2.6.21 and 2.7_alpha1 through…
Priority LOW 19CWE-183Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Windows interactive service in OpenVPN 2.4.0 through 2.6.21 and 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.5 allows local authenticated users to bypass the trusted configuration directory constraint and load arbitrary configuration files via crafted options that bypass whitelist checks
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00327 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed OpenVPN (OpenVPN): 2.6.22, 2.7.6
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
- Fix · CNA OpenVPN (OpenVPN) Fixed in 2.6.22, 2.7.6
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-63649
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p428-592p-6c59
References
More OpenVPN vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-01215 Integer overflow in OpenVPN tap-windows6 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-63649 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-63649 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p428-592p-6c59 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-63649 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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