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OpenVPN Connect 3.5.1 < 3.8.2 Privilege Escalation (macOS)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 317734

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Synopsis

An application installed on the remote macOS host is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Description

The version of OpenVPN Connect installed on the remote macOS host is 3.5.1 through 3.8.1. It is, therefore, affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability:

 - Privilege escalation via the background service of OpenVPN Connect 3.5.1 through 3.8.1 on macOS allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges via a local IPC channel. (CVE-2026-9560)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to OpenVPN Connect version 3.8.2 or later.

See Also

https://openvpn.net/connect-docs/macos-release-notes.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 317734

File Name: macos_openvpn_connect_3_8_2.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: Local

Agent: macosx

Published: 5/29/2026

Updated: 6/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-9560

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.4

Threat Score: 7.6

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:openvpn:connect

Required KB Items: installed_sw/OpenVPN Connect, Host/MacOSX/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/26/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/26/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-9560

IAVB: 2026-B-0139