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CVE-2026-84471
Published:October 14, 2026
Updated:October 15, 2026
The fix for CVE-2026-12996 was incomplete. A use-after-free in OpenVPN 2.6.0 through 2.6.22 and 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.7 allows remote authenticated peers to potentially cause a denial of service or leak memory via crafted packets during TLS session promotion or expiry.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/OpenVPN/openvpn.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v2.6.0 <v2.6.23
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v2.6.23
https://github.com/OpenVPN/openvpn.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v2.7.0 <v2.7.7
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v2.7.7
Related Resources (1)
https://community.openvpn.net/Security%20Announcements/CVE-2026-84471
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
7.2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.6
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Use After Free
CWE-416
EPSS
Base Score:
0.41