CVE-2026-78043
The Windows Interactive Service in OpenVPN 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.6 allows local authenticated...
The Windows Interactive Service in OpenVPN 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.6 allows local authenticated users to bypass the trusted configuration directory constraint and load arbitrary configuration files via specially crafted paths
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
The Windows Interactive Service in OpenVPN 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.6 allows local authenticated users to bypass the trusted configuration directory constraint and load arbitrary configuration files via specially crafted paths
- Record
CVE-2026-78043- CVSS 4.0
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-72275
The Windows Interactive Service in OpenVPN 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.6 allows local authenticated users to bypass the trusted configuration directory constraint and load arbitrary configuration files via specially crafted paths
- Record
EUVD-2026-72275- CVSS 4.0
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2xjv-5x6f-xgmp
The Windows Interactive Service in OpenVPN 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.6 allows local authenticated...
The Windows Interactive Service in OpenVPN 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.6 allows local authenticated users to bypass the trusted configuration directory constraint and load arbitrary configuration files via specially crafted paths
- Record
GHSA-2xjv-5x6f-xgmp- CVSS 4.0
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N/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 - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The Windows Interactive Service in OpenVPN 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.6 allows local authenticated users to bypass the trusted configuration directory constraint and load arbitrary configuration files via specially crafted paths
- Record
CVE-2026-78043- CVSS 4.0
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N/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 - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-78043
[Unknown description]
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-78043- CVSS 4.0
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2026-78043 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.6) in Openvpn, published September 4, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 6th percentile. No source names a fixed version.