CVE-2026-13379
The Windows interactive service in OpenVPN 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.4 allows remote attackers to...
The Windows interactive service in OpenVPN 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.4 allows remote attackers to cause persistent DNS state pollution or a service crash via a crafted search domain during the disconnection process
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
5.1
The Windows interactive service in OpenVPN 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.4 allows remote attackers to cause persistent DNS state pollution or a service crash via a crafted search domain during the disconnection process
- Record
CVE-2026-13379- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:H/SI:N/SA:H - Weakness
- CWE-142, CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-51233
5.1
The Windows interactive service in OpenVPN 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.4 allows remote attackers to cause persistent DNS state pollution or a service crash via a crafted search domain during the disconnection process
- Record
EUVD-2026-51233- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:H/SI:N/SA:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hpxm-29ww-fvf4
5.1
The Windows interactive service in OpenVPN 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.4 allows remote attackers to...
The Windows interactive service in OpenVPN 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.4 allows remote attackers to cause persistent DNS state pollution or a service crash via a crafted search domain during the disconnection process
- Record
GHSA-hpxm-29ww-fvf4- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:H/SI:N/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
5.1
The Windows interactive service in OpenVPN 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.4 allows remote attackers to cause persistent DNS state pollution or a service crash via a crafted search domain during the disconnection process
- Record
CVE-2026-13379- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:H/SI:N/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125, CWE-142
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.1
The Windows interactive service in OpenVPN 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.4 allows remote attackers to cause persistent DNS state pollution or a service crash via a crafted search domain during the disconnection process
- Record
CVE-2026-13379- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:H/SI:N/SA:H - Weakness
- CWE-125, CWE-142
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-13379
5.1
The Windows interactive service in OpenVPN 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.4 allows remote attackers to cause persistent DNS state pollution or a service crash via a crafted search domain during the disconnection process
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-13379- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:H/SI:N/SA:H - CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:11497-1 No score
openvpn-2.7.5-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the openvpn-2.7.5-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:11497-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:22072-1 No score
Security update for openvpn
This update for openvpn fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2026-11771: NTLM proxy auth stack off-by-one write (bsc#1273126).
- CVE-2026-12932: memory leak using --tls-crypt-v2 (bsc#1273127).
- CVE-2026-12996: Potential DoS and memory leak via TLS session use-after-free (bsc#1273128).
- CVE-2026-13117: Heap use-after-free via incomplete guard in check_session_buf_not_used() (bsc#1273129).
- CVE-2026-13379: Windows interactive service DNS SearchList state pollution (bsc#1273130).
- CVE-2026-35058: improper validation of packet length can lead to a denial of service (bsc#1267945).
- CVE-2026-40215: race condition during TLS session promotion can lead to a use-after-free (bsc#1267944).
- CVE-2026-63650: OpenVPN 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.5 using mbedTLS allows remote authenticated users to be misidentified by ignoring the configured X.509 username identity lookup field (bsc#1275310).
- CVE-2026-84732: Remote Denial of Service via crafted ACK packets (bsc#1279613).
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:22072-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2026:24220-1 No score
Security update for openvpn
This update for openvpn fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2026-11771: NTLM proxy auth stack off-by-one write (bsc#1273126).
- CVE-2026-12932: memory leak using --tls-crypt-v2 (bsc#1273127).
- CVE-2026-12996: Potential DoS and memory leak via TLS session use-after-free (bsc#1273128).
- CVE-2026-13117: Heap use-after-free via incomplete guard in check_session_buf_not_used() (bsc#1273129).
- CVE-2026-13379: Windows interactive service DNS SearchList state pollution (bsc#1273130).
- CVE-2026-35058: improper validation of packet length can lead to a denial of service (bsc#1267945).
- CVE-2026-40215: race condition during TLS session promotion can lead to a use-after-free (bsc#1267944).
- CVE-2026-63650: OpenVPN 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.5 using mbedTLS allows remote authenticated users to be misidentified by ignoring the configured X.509 username identity lookup field (bsc#1275310).
- CVE-2026-84732: Remote Denial of Service via crafted ACK packets (bsc#1279613).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2026:24220-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2026:3596-1 No score
Security update for openvpn
This update for openvpn fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2026-11771: NTLM proxy auth stack off-by-one write (bsc#1273126).
- CVE-2026-12932: memory leak using --tls-crypt-v2 (bsc#1273127).
- CVE-2026-12996: Potential DoS and memory leak via TLS session use-after-free (bsc#1273128).
- CVE-2026-13117: Heap use-after-free via incomplete guard in check_session_buf_not_used() (bsc#1273129).
- CVE-2026-13379: Windows interactive service DNS SearchList state pollution (bsc#1273130).
- CVE-2026-35058: improper validation of packet length can lead to a denial of service (bsc#1267945).
- CVE-2026-40215: race condition during TLS session promotion can lead to a use-after-free (bsc#1267944).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2026:3596-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
openvpnSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 2.6.10-160000.5.1 | 2.6.10-160000.5.1 |
openvpnSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 2.6.10-160000.5.1 | 2.6.10-160000.5.1 |
openvpnSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs |
before 2.6.10-150600.3.26.1 | 2.6.10-150600.3.26.1 |
openvpn-dcoSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs |
before 2.6.10-150600.3.26.1 | 2.6.10-150600.3.26.1 |
openvpnSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS From an advisory covering 7 CVEs |
before 2.6.10-150600.3.26.1 | 2.6.10-150600.3.26.1 |
openvpn-dcoSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS From an advisory covering 7 CVEs |
before 2.6.10-150600.3.26.1 | 2.6.10-150600.3.26.1 |
openvpnSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs |
before 2.6.10-150600.3.26.1 | 2.6.10-150600.3.26.1 |
openvpn-dcoSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs |
before 2.6.10-150600.3.26.1 | 2.6.10-150600.3.26.1 |
openvpnopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2.7.5-1.1 | 2.7.5-1.1 |
openvpnopenSUSE:Leap 16.0 From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 2.6.10-160000.5.1 | 2.6.10-160000.5.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-13379 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Openvpn, published July 30, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
community.openvpn.net/Security%20Announcements/CVE-2026-13379
community.openvpn.net/ReleaseHistory
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-13379
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hpxm-29ww-fvf4
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/13xxx/CVE-2026-13379.json
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-202624220-1
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bugzilla.suse.com/1267944
bugzilla.suse.com/1267945
bugzilla.suse.com/1273126
bugzilla.suse.com/1273127
bugzilla.suse.com/1273128
bugzilla.suse.com/1273129
bugzilla.suse.com/1273130
bugzilla.suse.com/1275310
bugzilla.suse.com/1279613
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-11771
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-12932
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-12996
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-13117
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-13379
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-35058
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40215
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-63650
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-84732
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-20263596-1
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-13379
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-13379
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-13122