CVE-2026-12932

A memory leak in the tls-crypt-v2 client key extraction in OpenVPN 2.5.0 through 2.6.20 and 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a flood of crafted packets

CVSS v3 8.1 HIGH

8.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://community.openvpn.net/ReleaseHistory#openvpn-2621-released-1-july-2026	Release Notes
https://community.openvpn.net/ReleaseHistory#openvpn-275-released-1-july-2026	Release Notes
https://community.openvpn.net/Security%20Announcements/CVE-2026-12932	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-07-30 17:16

Updated : 2026-08-05 19:38

NVD link : CVE-2026-12932

Mitre link : CVE-2026-12932

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-12932

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Products Affected

openvpn

openvpn

CWE

CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

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