CVE-2026-11771

HIGH CVSS 4.0: 7.0 EPSS 0.38%
Updated Aug 05, 2026
Openvpn
Parameter Value
CVSS 7.0 (HIGH)
Affected Versions 2.1.0 — 2.7.5
Fixed In 2.6.21
Type CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write), CWE-193, CWE-121 (Stack-based Buffer Overflow)
Vendor Openvpn
Public PoC No

OpenVPN version 2.1.0 through 2.6.20 and 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.4 allows attackers via an off-by-one buffer write in the NTLM proxy authentication to potentially cause a crash via a crafted NTLM response from a malicious proxy server

Attack Parameters

Attack Vector
Network
Can be exploited remotely
Attack Complexity
High
Difficult to exploit
Attack Requirements
Present
Additional conditions required
Privileges Required
None
No privileges needed
User Interaction
Passive
Minimal interaction

Impact Assessment

Confidentiality
None
No data leak
Integrity
None
No data modification
Availability
High
Complete denial of service

CVSS Vector v4.0

Vulnerable Products 2

Configuration From (including) Up to (excluding)
Openvpn Openvpn
cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.1.0 2.6.21
Openvpn Openvpn
cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.7 2.7.5