OpenVPN 2.5.0 through 2.7.6 on Windows using the tap-windows6 driver allows attackers to trigger an out-of-bounds write via crafted DOMAIN-SEARCH entries
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Mon, 07 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0000

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Title OpenVPN Windows TAP-Windows6 Out-of-Bounds Write via DOMAIN-SEARCH entries

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Openvpn
Openvpn openvpn
Vendors & Products Openvpn
Openvpn openvpn

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000

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Description OpenVPN 2.5.0 through 2.7.6 on Windows using the tap-windows6 driver allows attackers to trigger an out-of-bounds write via crafted DOMAIN-SEARCH entries
Weaknesses CWE-121
CWE-193
CWE-787
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 2.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: OpenVPN

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-07T07:32:20.430Z

Reserved: 2026-08-27T11:45:58.319Z

Link: CVE-2026-81738

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-07T08:17:13.270

Modified: 2026-09-07T08:17:13.270

Link: CVE-2026-81738

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Updated: 2026-09-07T15:45:17Z

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