CVE-2026-81830

medium Red Hat
CVSS v3 Base Score
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score
0.1%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 99% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Published: September 7, 2026 (3 days ago)
Last Modified: September 7, 2026
Vendor: Red Hat
Source: REDHAT

Description

A flaw was found in OpenVPN. The Windows interactive service in OpenVPN contains an incorrect file path validation vulnerability. A local authenticated user could exploit this flaw to bypass the trusted configuration directory constraint, leading to a security bypass and potential integrity compromise.

CWE

CWE-22

References

🔗 bugzilla.redhat.com 🔗 www.cve.org 🔗 nvd.nist.gov 🔗 community.openvpn.net