ShellCodeX vulnerability brief
MEDIUM
Received
CVE-2026-63649
The Windows interactive service in OpenVPN 2.4.0 through 2.6.21 and 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.5 allows local authenticated users to bypass the trusted configuration directory constraint and load arbitrary configuration files via crafted options that bypass whitelist checks
Published 14 Aug 2026, 23:16 UTC
Last modified 14 Aug 2026, 23:16 UTC
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Attack profile
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Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Active
Scope
Not assessed
Confidentiality
Not assessed
Integrity
Not assessed
Availability
Not assessed
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Affected products
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Weakness classification
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Source references
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