CVE-2026-82312 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

OpenVPN 2.0.0 through 2.6.22 and 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.6 on Windows allows local authenticated users to cause a denial of service via a NULL DACL on named IPC objects

Published: 2026-09-07

Score: 1.8 Low

EPSS: n/a

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

OpenVPN

OpenVPN

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.0.0`	affected	≤ 2.6.22
`2.7_alpha1`	affected	≤ 2.7.6

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact High

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://community.openvpn.net/Security%20Announcements/CVE-2026-82312

History

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

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		OpenVPN 2.0.0 through 2.6.22 and 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.6 on Windows allows local authenticated users to cause a denial of service via a NULL DACL on named IPC objects
Weaknesses		CWE-412 CWE-732
References		https://community.openvpn.net/Security%20Announcements/CVE-2026-82312
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 1.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H'}`

Subscriptions

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: OpenVPN

Published: 2026-09-07T07:40:14.456Z

Updated: 2026-09-07T07:40:14.456Z

Reserved: 2026-08-28T13:12:48.923Z

Link: CVE-2026-82312

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-07T08:17:13.527

Modified: 2026-09-07T08:17:13.527

Link: CVE-2026-82312

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-412
Unrestricted Externally Accessible Lock
CWE-732
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

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