Vulnerability · Published Oct 13, 2026 · Assigned by OpenVPN

CVE-2026-88964

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-severity out-of-bounds read 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 0.4% (higher than 32% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 4.0)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 68.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An integer underflow in OpenVPN version 2.7_alpha3 through 2.7.7 on Windows and Android allows remote authenticated servers to cause a denial of service or memory disclosure via crafted domain search options

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12openvpnno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-88964
Debian:13openvpnno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-88964
Debian:14openvpn2.7.8-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-88964
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSopenvpnno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-88964
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSopenvpnno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-88964
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSopenvpnno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-88964

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
OpenVPN OpenVPN 2.7_alpha3 – through 2.7.7

Weakness: CWE-191, CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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