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CVE-2026-9560 (GCVE-0-2026-9560)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-26 17:39 – Updated: 2026-05-27 03:55

Summary

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

Severity

9.4 (Critical)


                        
                          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

8.9 (High)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-78
CWE-267 - Privilege defined with unsafe actions
CWE-270 - Privilege context switching error
CWE-648 - Incorrect use of privileged APIs

Assigner

OpenVPN

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://openvpn.net/connect-docs/macos-release-no…	release-notes

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
OpenVPN Inc	OpenVPN Connect	Affected: 3.5.1 , ≤ 3.8.1 (semver)

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FKIE_CVE-2026-9560

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-05-26 18:16 - Updated: 2026-06-17 11:05

Severity

7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

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

References

	URL	Tags
	security@openvpn.net	https://openvpn.net/connect-docs/macos-release-notes.html	Release Notes

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	openvpn	connect	*

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GHSA-26RP-GP3X-V78C

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-26 18:31 – Updated: 2026-05-27 18:31

Details

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

Severity

7.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

9.4 (Critical)


                  
                    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

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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-9560"
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    "github_reviewed_at": null,
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    "severity": "CRITICAL"
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  "id": "GHSA-26rp-gp3x-v78c",
  "modified": "2026-05-27T18:31:36Z",
  "published": "2026-05-26T18:31:51Z",
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    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-9560"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://openvpn.net/connect-docs/macos-release-notes.html"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
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WID-SEC-W-2026-1677

Vulnerability from csaf_certbund - Published: 2026-05-26 22:00 - Updated: 2026-05-26 22:00

Summary

OpenVPN Connect (MacOS): Schwachstelle ermöglicht Privilegieneskalation

Severity

Hoch

Notes

Das BSI ist als Anbieter für die eigenen, zur Nutzung bereitgestellten Inhalte nach den allgemeinen Gesetzen verantwortlich. Nutzerinnen und Nutzer sind jedoch dafür verantwortlich, die Verwendung und/oder die Umsetzung der mit den Inhalten bereitgestellten Informationen sorgfältig im Einzelfall zu prüfen.

Produktbeschreibung: OpenVPN ist eine Open Source Software zum Aufbau eines Virtuellen Privaten Netzwerkes (VPN) über eine verschlüsselte TLS-Verbindung. Zur Verschlüsselung werden die Bibliotheken des Programmes OpenSSL benutzt.

Angriff: Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in OpenVPN Connect (MacOS) ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.

Betroffene Betriebssysteme: - MacOS X

CVE-2026-9560

Affected products

Known affected 1 product

Product	Identifier	Version	Remediation
Open Source OpenVPN Connect macOS <3.8.2 Open Source / OpenVPN		Connect macOS <3.8.2

References

3 references

URL	Category
https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2…	self
https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvis…	self
https://openvpn.net/connect-docs/macos-release-no…	external

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  "document": {
    "aggregate_severity": {
      "text": "hoch"
    },
    "category": "csaf_base",
    "csaf_version": "2.0",
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        "label": "WHITE",
        "url": "https://www.first.org/tlp/"
      }
    },
    "lang": "de-DE",
    "notes": [
      {
        "category": "legal_disclaimer",
        "text": "Das BSI ist als Anbieter f\u00fcr die eigenen, zur Nutzung bereitgestellten Inhalte nach den allgemeinen Gesetzen verantwortlich. Nutzerinnen und Nutzer sind jedoch daf\u00fcr verantwortlich, die Verwendung und/oder die Umsetzung der mit den Inhalten bereitgestellten Informationen sorgf\u00e4ltig im Einzelfall zu pr\u00fcfen."
      },
      {
        "category": "description",
        "text": "OpenVPN ist eine Open Source Software zum Aufbau eines Virtuellen Privaten Netzwerkes (VPN) \u00fcber eine verschl\u00fcsselte TLS-Verbindung. Zur Verschl\u00fcsselung werden die Bibliotheken des Programmes OpenSSL benutzt.",
        "title": "Produktbeschreibung"
      },
      {
        "category": "summary",
        "text": "Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in OpenVPN Connect (MacOS) ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erh\u00f6hen.",
        "title": "Angriff"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "- MacOS X",
        "title": "Betroffene Betriebssysteme"
      }
    ],
    "publisher": {
      "category": "other",
      "contact_details": "csaf-provider@cert-bund.de",
      "name": "Bundesamt f\u00fcr Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik",
      "namespace": "https://www.bsi.bund.de"
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    "references": [
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        "category": "self",
        "summary": "WID-SEC-W-2026-1677 - CSAF Version",
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      },
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        "category": "self",
        "summary": "WID-SEC-2026-1677 - Portal Version",
        "url": "https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-1677"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Release notes for OpenVPN Connect on macOS vom 2026-05-26",
        "url": "https://openvpn.net/connect-docs/macos-release-notes.html#3-8-2--6009--136041"
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                  "name": "Open Source OpenVPN Connect macOS \u003c3.8.2",
                  "product_id": "T054730"
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CVE-2026-9560 (GCVE-0-2026-9560)

FKIE_CVE-2026-9560

GHSA-26RP-GP3X-V78C

WID-SEC-W-2026-1677

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