OpenVPN 2.7alpha1 through 2.7.5 using mbedTLS allows remote authenticated users to be misidentified by ignoring the configured X.509 username identity lookup field

The Windows interactive service in OpenVPN 2.4.0 through 2.6.21 and 2.7alpha1 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

A memory leak in the tls-crypt-v2 client key extraction in OpenVPN 2.5.0 through 2.6.20 and 2.7alpha1 through 2.7.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a flood of crafted packets

A use-after-free in OpenVPN 2.6.0 through 2.6.20 and 2.7alpha1 through 2.7.4 allows remote authenticated peers to potentially cause a denial of service or leak memory via crafted packets during TLS session promotion or expiry

Last updated 8 July 2026

An incomplete guard in OpenVPN 2.6.0 through 2.6.20 and 2.7alpha1 through 2.7.4 allows remote authenticated peers to trigger a use-after-free during TLS session promotion, potentially leading to a denial of service or memory leakage

The Windows interactive service in OpenVPN 2.7alpha1 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

OpenVPN Access Server 2.7.2 through 3.1.0 accepts bare line-feed sequences inside HTTP header values, allowing remote attackers to perform HTTP request smuggling when deployed behind a reverse proxy

Last updated 10 July 2026

A memory leak in OpenVPN version 2.5.0 through 2.5.11, 2.6.0 through 2.6.20 and 2.7alpha1 through 2.7.4 allows remote attackers with a valid tls-crypt-v2 client key to potentially cause a denial of service

An incorrect buffer size calculation in the epoch key generator in OpenVPN ovpn-dco-win version 2.0.0 through 2.8.3 allows a remote authenticated peer to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and kernel memory corruption via a crafted data packet, resulting in a system crash (denial of service).

A race condition in OpenVPN 2.6.0 through 2.6.19 and 2.7alpha1 through 2.7.1 allows remote attackers to potentially cause a server crash or leak heap memory via a use-after-free triggered during TLS session promotion.

Improper validation of packet length during tls-crypt-v2 key extraction in OpenVPN 2.6.0 through 2.6.19 and 2.7alpha1 through 2.7.1 allows authenticated attackers to trigger a fatal assertion and cause a denial of service via a specially crafted packet.

Privilege escalation via background service of OpenVPN Connect 3.5.1 through 3.8.1 on macOS allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges via local IPC channel

An authenticated remote attacker with high privileges can exploit the OpenVPN configuration via the web-based management interface of a WAGO PLC. If user-defined scripts are permitted, OpenVPN may allow the execution of arbitrary shell commands enabling the attacker to run arbitrary commands on the device.

Buffer overflow in ovpn‑dco‑win version 2.8.0 allows local attackers to cause a system crash by sending too large packets to the remote peer when the AEAD tag appears at the end of the encrypted packet

Insufficient epoch key slot processing in OpenVPN 2.7alpha1 through 2.7rc5 allows remote authenticated users to trigger an assert resulting in a denial of service

Improper validation of source IP addresses in OpenVPN version 2.6.0 through 2.6.15 and 2.7alpha1 through 2.7rc1 allows an attacker to open a session from a different IP address which did not initiate the connection resulting in a denial of service for the originating client

Interactive service agent in OpenVPN version 2.5.0 through 2.6.16 and 2.7alpha1 through 2.7rc2 on Windows allows a local authenticated user to connect to the service and trigger an error causing a local denial of service.

Insufficient argument validation in OpenVPN 2.7alpha1 through 2.7rc1 allows an attacker to trigger a heap buffer over-read when parsing IP addresses

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the SAML Authentication module in OpenVPN Access Server version 2.14.0 through 2.14.3 allows configured remote SAML Assertion Consumer Service (ACS) endpoint servers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the RelayState parameter

OpenVPN 2.7alpha1 through 2.7beta1 on POSIX based platforms allows a remote authenticated server to inject shell commands via DNS variables when --dns-updown is in use

Buffer overflow in OpenVPN ovpn-dco-win version 1.3.0 and earlier and version 2.5.8 and earlier allows a local user process to send a too large control message buffer to the kernel driver resulting in a system crash

The configuration initialization tool in OpenVPN 3 Linux v20 through v24 on Linux allows a local attacker to use symlinks pointing at an arbitrary directory which will change the ownership and permissions of that destination directory.

OpenVPN version 2.4.0 through 2.6.10 on Windows allows an external, lesser privileged process to create a named pipe which the OpenVPN GUI component would connect to allowing it to escalate its privileges

The OpenVPN community has released OpenVPN 2.6.14 which includes a critical security fix.

This issue is fixed in OpenVPN 2.6.14 which has been released today.

----------------------------------------------------------------- CVE-2025-2704: Fix possible ASSERT() on OpenVPN servers using --tls-crypt-v2

OpenVPN servers between 2.6.1 and 2.6.13 using --tls-crypt-v2 can be made to abort with an ASSERT() message by sending a particular combination of authenticated and malformed packets.

To trigger the bug, a valid tls-crypt-v2 client key is needed, or network observation of a handshake with a valid tls-crypt-v2 client key.

No crypto integrity is violated, no data is leaked, and no remote code execution is possible. This bug does not affect OpenVPN clients.

(Bug found by internal QA at OpenVPN Inc) -----------------------------------------------------------------

<https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/Downloads#OpenVPN2.6.14--Released02April2025> <https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2025-2704> <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-2704>

-- kind regards,

David Sommerseth OpenVPN Inc

Last updated 3 April 2025

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