An argument parsing issue in OpenVPN 2.1_rc10 through 2.6.22 and 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.7 on Windows allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted certificate subject
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cve-program · CVE-2026-84256
PublishedAn argument parsing issue in OpenVPN 2.1_rc10 through 2.6.22 and 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.7 on Windows allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted certificate subject
- Source published
- 7 Sep 2026 07:55:27 UTC
- Source modified
- 13 Oct 2026 22:25:00 UTC
- Observed here
- 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC
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CVSS 4.0 · 7.7 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