Improper Neutralization Affecting openvpn package, versions [2.7_alpha1,2.7.5)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.34% (27th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-OPENVPN-18507755
  • published2 Aug 2026
  • disclosed30 Jul 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 30 Jul 2026

NewCVE-2026-13379  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-142  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openvpn to version 2.7.5 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Neutralization in the disconnection process. An attacker can cause persistent DNS state pollution or crash the service by supplying a crafted search domain.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1