CVE-2026-13117
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CVE-2026-13117 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.1/10 on the CVSS scale. An incomplete guard in OpenVPN 2.6.0 through 2.6.20 and 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.4 allows remote authenticated peers to trigger a use-after-free during TLS session promotion, potentially leading to a denial of service or memory leakage. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An incomplete guard in OpenVPN 2.6.0 through 2.6.20 and 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.4 allows remote authenticated peers to trigger a use-after-free during TLS session promotion, potentially leading to a denial of service or memory leakage
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Openvpn | Openvpn | >= 2.6.0, < 2.6.21 |
| Openvpn | Openvpn | >= 2.7, < 2.7.5 |
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