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    CVE-2026-9560

    Privilege escalation via background service of OpenVPN Connect 3.5.1 through 3.8.1 on macOS allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges via local IPC channel

    Published:May 26, 2026
    Last Modified:May 27, 2026
    EPS:May 26, 2026
    EPSS Score:0.00045
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Openvpn
    Product
    Connect
    Vendor
    Openvpn Inc
    Product
    Openvpn Connect

    Exploits

    https://github.com/HORKimhab/CVE-2026-9560

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    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