CVE-2026-12996

N/A Unknown
Published: July 30, 2026 Modified: July 30, 2026
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Description

A use-after-free in OpenVPN 2.6.0 through 2.6.20 and 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.4 allows remote authenticated peers to potentially cause a denial of service or leak memory via crafted packets during TLS session promotion or expiry

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://community.openvpn.net/ReleaseHistory#openvpn-2621-released-1-july-2026
Source: security@openvpn.net
https://community.openvpn.net/ReleaseHistory#openvpn-275-released-1-july-2026
Source: security@openvpn.net
https://community.openvpn.net/Security%20Announcements/CVE-2026-12996
Source: security@openvpn.net
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/07/msg00013.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-125 CWE-416

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