CVE-2026-39312
Pre-Auth EAP-TLS DoS on SoftEther VPN Developer Edition
CVE-2026-39312 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Softether Softethervpn, published April 7, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 40th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.5 HighCVSS 3.1, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 0.47%EPSS, 40th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
SoftEtherVPN is a an open-source cross-platform multi-protocol VPN Program. In 5.2.5188 and earlier, a pre-authentication denial-of-service vulnerability exists in SoftEther VPN Developer Edition 5.2.5188 (and likely earlier versions of Developer Edition). An unauthenticated remote attacker can crash the vpnserver process by sending a single malformed EAP-TLS packet over raw L2TP (UDP/1701), terminating all active VPN sessions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Pre-Auth EAP-TLS DoS on SoftEther VPN Developer Edition
SoftEtherVPN is a an open-source cross-platform multi-protocol VPN Program. In 5.2.5188 and earlier, a pre-authentication denial-of-service vulnerability exists in SoftEther VPN Developer Edition 5.2.5188 (and likely earlier versions of Developer Edition). An unauthenticated remote attacker can crash the vpnserver process by sending a single malformed EAP-TLS packet over raw L2TP (UDP/1701), terminating all active VPN sessions.
- Record
CVE-2026-39312- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-789
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-19804
SoftEtherVPN is a an open-source cross-platform multi-protocol VPN Program. In 5.2.5188 and earlier, a pre-authentication denial-of-service vulnerability exists in SoftEther VPN Developer Edition 5.2.5188 (and likely earlier versions of Developer Edition). An unauthenticated remote attacker can crash the vpnserver process by sending a single malformed EAP-TLS packet over raw L2TP (UDP/1701), terminating all active VPN sessions.
- Record
EUVD-2026-19804- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
SoftEtherVPN is a an open-source cross-platform multi-protocol VPN Program. In 5.2.5188 and earlier, a pre-authentication denial-of-service vulnerability exists in SoftEther VPN Developer Edition 5.2.5188 (and likely earlier versions of Developer Edition). An unauthenticated remote attacker can crash the vpnserver process by sending a single malformed EAP-TLS packet over raw L2TP (UDP/1701), terminating all active VPN sessions.
- Record
CVE-2026-39312- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-789
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Pre-Auth EAP-TLS DoS on SoftEther VPN Developer Edition
SoftEtherVPN is a an open-source cross-platform multi-protocol VPN Program. In 5.2.5188 and earlier, a pre-authentication denial-of-service vulnerability exists in SoftEther VPN Developer Edition 5.2.5188 (and likely earlier versions of Developer Edition). An unauthenticated remote attacker can crash the vpnserver process by sending a single malformed EAP-TLS packet over raw L2TP (UDP/1701), terminating all active VPN sessions.
- Record
CVE-2026-39312- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-789
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.