CVE-2026-81830 (GCVE-0-2026-81830)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-09-07 07:36
Modified
2026-09-08 14:56
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-73 - External control of file name or path
Summary
The Windows interactive service in OpenVPN 2.4.0 through 2.6.22 allows local authenticated users to bypass the trusted configuration directory constraint via incorrect file path validation
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Nomenclature
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