Use After Free Affecting openvpn package, versions [2.6.0,2.6.21)[2.7_alpha1,2.7.5)
Threat Intelligence
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- published2 Aug 2026
- disclosed30 Jul 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 30 Jul 2026
NewCVE-2026-12996 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade openvpn to version 2.6.21, 2.7.5 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use After Free in the TLS session promotion or expiry process. An attacker can cause a denial of service or leak memory by sending specially crafted packets as an authenticated peer during these operations.