Vulnerability · Published Oct 24, 2025 · Assigned by OpenVPN
CVE-2025-10680
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity OS command injection in OpenVPN from OpenVPN. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 7.7% (higher than 95% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)7.7%top 5.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
OpenVPN 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7_beta1 on POSIX based platforms allows a remote authenticated server to inject shell commands via DNS variables when --dns-updown is in use
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | openvpn | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-10680 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | openvpn | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-10680 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | openvpn | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-10680 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H