CVE-2026-84256
An argument parsing issue in OpenVPN 2.1_rc10 through 2.6.22 and 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.6 on Windows allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted certificate subject
Published:Sep 7, 2026
Last Modified:Sep 8, 2026
EPS:Sep 7, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00383
CVSS Score:8.8
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Openvpn
Product
Openvpn
Openvpn
Openvpn
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
