CVE-2026-78043CWE-22path-traversal

CVE-2026-78043

published September 7, 2026

CVSS
5.6
EPSS
0%
Percentile
6.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
5.6 · NONE
CVSS v4.0
5.6 · 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
EPSS
0.00171 · 6.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published
2026-09-07T12:17Z
References (1)
https://community.openvpn.net/Security%20Announcements/CVE-2026-78043 · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 SEP 03:24Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 07 SEP 07:21Z
    The Windows Interactive Service in OpenVPN 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.6 allows local authenticated users to bypass the trusted configuration directory constraint…
    cvelistv5