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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-9560 · published 26 May 2026

CVE-2026-9560: Openvpn connect os command injection vulnerability

Openvpn · Connect

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

9.4 CVSS 4.0 Critical EPSS 0.38% · top 71.0% CWE-78 · OS command injectionCWE-267 · CWE-267
9.4CVSS 4.0 base score
0.38%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
1References
23 Jul 2026Last modified by NVD

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

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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://openvpn.net/connect-docs/macos-release-notes.html Release Notes

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-9560), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.