CVE-2026-63649 (GCVE-0-2026-63649)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-14 22:13 – Updated: 2026-08-17 15:38
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The Windows interactive service in OpenVPN 2.4.0 through 2.6.21 and 2.7_alpha1 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
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-17 15:22 UTC
CWE
- CWE-183 - Permissive list of allowed inputs
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://community.openvpn.net/Security%20Announce… | vendor-advisory |
| https://community.openvpn.net/ReleaseHistory#open… | release-notes |
| https://community.openvpn.net/ReleaseHistory#open… | release-notes |
Impacted products
Date Public
2026-07-29 16:00
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