CVE-2026-84226

HighCVSS 8.5/10Last modified Sep 8, 2026

Description

OpenVPN version 2.5.0 through 2.6.22 and 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.6 on Windows allows local authenticated users to perform a binary planting attack during network configuration steps

Metrics

CVSS 4.0 8.5/10

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

Weakness enumeration

CWE-426

Affected software

Source: the vendor's advisory (CNA). NVD analysis pending.

Vendor	Product	Versions
OpenVPN	OpenVPN	>= 2.5.0, <= 2.6.22; >= 2.7_alpha1, <= 2.7.6

References

https://community.openvpn.net/Security%20Announcements/CVE-2026-84226

Timeline

Published: Sep 7, 2026
Last modified: Sep 8, 2026
NVD status: Awaiting Analysis

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