High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 26, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-15078
CVE-2020-15078
Description
OpenVPN 2.5.1 and earlier versions allows a remote attackers to bypass authentication and access control channel data on servers configured with deferred authentication, which can be used to potentially trigger further information leaks.
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Affected products
18- OpenVPN/OpenVPNdescription
- osv-coords7 versionspkg:rpm/suse/openvpn-openssl1&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011-SECURITYpkg:rpm/suse/openvpn&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/openvpn&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/openvpn&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/openvpn&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/opensuse/openvpn&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/openvpn&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.2
< 2.3.2-0.10.9.1+ 6 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.2-0.10.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.3-5.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.3-5.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.8-16.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.8-16.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.5.3-1.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.3-lp152.6.3.1
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:21.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2020-15078nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00002.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-25nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4933-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/SecurityAnnouncementsnvdBroken Link
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GJUXEYHUPREEBPX23VPEKMFXUPVO3PMU/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JGEGLC4YGBDN5CGHTNWN2GH6DJJA36T2/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PLDB3OBQ3AODYYRN7NRCABV6I4AUFAT6/nvd
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