| Name | CVE-2026-84256 |
| Description | An argument parsing issue in OpenVPN 2.1_rc10 through 2.6.22 and 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.6 on Windows allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted certificate subject |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| openvpn (PTS) | bookworm, bookworm (security) | 2.6.14-0+deb12u2 | fixed |
| trixie (security), trixie | 2.6.14-1+deb13u3 | fixed |
| forky, sid | 2.7.7-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| openvpn | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
Notes
- openvpn <not-affected> (Only affects OpenVPN on Windows)