Use-after-free in OpenVPN Server - CVE-2026-13117

 

Use-after-free in OpenVPN Server - CVE-2026-13117

Published: July 2, 2026 / Updated: July 28, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU139871
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-13117
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: OpenVPN
Affected software:
OpenVPN Server

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free in tls_wrap_reneg() when processing a suitable sequence of dynamic tls-crypt control-channel packets. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted packet sequence to cause a denial of service.


How to mitigate CVE-2026-13117

Install security update from vendor's website.

Sources