CVE-2026-9560

7.8 HIGH

Published: May 26, 2026 Modified: May 27, 2026

Description

Privilege escalation via background service of OpenVPN Connect 3.5.1 through 3.8.1 on macOS allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges via local IPC channel

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://openvpn.net/connect-docs/macos-release-notes.html

Source: security@openvpn.net

Release Notes

1 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

7.8 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.2%

11th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-78 CWE-267 CWE-270 CWE-648

Affected Vendors

openvpn

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