Vulnerability · Published May 26, 2026 · Assigned by OpenVPN
CVE-2026-9560
Critical 9.4
In plain English
A critical-severity OS command injection in OpenVPN Connect from OpenVPN Inc. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 48% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS 4.0)9.4Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 52.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
Privilege escalation via background service of OpenVPN Connect 3.5.1 through 3.8.1 on macOS allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges via local IPC channel
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| OpenVPN Inc | OpenVPN Connect | 3.5.1 – through 3.8.1 |
Weakness: CWE-78, CWE-267, CWE-270, CWE-648 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H