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High 7.6Published Oct 13, 2026
CVE-2026-84790OpenVPN 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.7 allows remote authenticated users to impersonate others via a crafted certificate subject field
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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.22%, higher than 11% of scored CVEs.
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OpenVPN 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.7 allows remote authenticated users to impersonate others via a crafted certificate subject field
- CVSS
- 7.6 HIGH (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-290, CWE-158
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 0.22% (percentile 11)
- Assigned by
- OpenVPN
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Oct 18, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 13, 2026
Affected products
OpenVPN OpenVPN openvpn:openvpn (from the name) | from 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.7 | CNA record |
References
- https://community.openvpn.net/Security%20Announcements/CVE-2026-84790vendor-advisory
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