CVE-2026-84256

high

Description

An argument parsing issue in OpenVPN 2.1_rc10 through 2.6.22 and 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.6 on Windows allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted certificate subject

References

https://community.openvpn.net/Security%20Announcements/CVE-2026-84256

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-09-07

Updated: 2026-09-08

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

CVSS v4

Base Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N