CVE-2026-13379

The Windows interactive service in OpenVPN 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.4 allows remote attackers to cause persistent DNS state pollution or a service crash via a crafted search domain during the disconnection process

CVSS v3 9.1 CRITICAL

9.1^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://community.openvpn.net/ReleaseHistory#openvpn-275-released-1-july-2026	Release Notes
https://community.openvpn.net/Security%20Announcements/CVE-2026-13379	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-07-30 17:16

Updated : 2026-08-05 19:37

NVD link : CVE-2026-13379

Mitre link : CVE-2026-13379

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-13379

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Products Affected

openvpn

openvpn

CWE

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

CWE-142

Improper Neutralization of Value Delimiters

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