CVE-2026-84226

Public on 2026-09-05
Modified on 2026-09-05
Description
OpenVPN before 2.7.7 on Windows: the tapctl utility invokes netsh via CreateProcess() with a NULL application name, so the executable is resolved through the Windows search path. A local attacker who can place a malicious netsh.exe in a directory that is searched before the system directory can achieve arbitrary code execution (binary planting) when tapctl performs adapter renaming. This issue only affects OpenVPN on Windows.
Severity
Important severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.3
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2023 openvpn Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview openvpn Not Affected

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H