Memory leak in OpenVPN Server - CVE-2026-12932

 

Memory leak in OpenVPN Server - CVE-2026-12932

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU139873
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-12932
CWE-ID: CWE-401
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 a memory leak in tls-crypt-v2 client key handling when processing tls-crypt-v2 client keys. A remote attacker can send a sequence of crafted inputs to cause a denial of service.

The issue can lead to an out-of-memory condition before the server crashes.


How to mitigate CVE-2026-12932

Install security update from vendor's website.

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