High severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 7, 2026· Updated Oct 13, 2026
CVE-2026-84256
CVE-2026-84256
Description
An argument parsing issue in OpenVPN 2.1_rc10 through 2.6.22 and 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.7 on Windows allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted certificate subject
Affected products
1Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1News mentions
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