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GHSA-WFQ6-X28P-QGH6

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-10-24 12:30 – Updated: 2025-10-24 15:31

Details

OpenVPN 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7_beta1 on POSIX based platforms allows a remote authenticated server to inject shell commands via DNS variables when --dns-updown is in use

Severity ?

8.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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  ],
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  },
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  "id": "GHSA-wfq6-x28p-qgh6",
  "modified": "2025-10-24T15:31:25Z",
  "published": "2025-10-24T12:30:51Z",
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      "type": "WEB",
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}

CVE-2025-10680 (GCVE-0-2025-10680)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-10-24 10:06 – Updated: 2025-10-25 03:56

Summary

OpenVPN 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7_beta1 on POSIX based platforms allows a remote authenticated server to inject shell commands via DNS variables when --dns-updown is in use

Severity ?

8.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Assigner

OpenVPN

References

URL

Tags

	https://community.openvpn.net/Security%20Announce…	vendor-advisory
	https://www.mail-archive.com/openvpn-announce@lis…	release-notes

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	OpenVPN	OpenVPN	Affected: 2.7_alpha1 , ≤ 2.7_beta1 (semver)

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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-WFQ6-X28P-QGH6

CVE-2025-10680 (GCVE-0-2025-10680)

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