OpenVPN News Articles

Massive Windows Crash: The OpenVPN Flaw That Can Knock Out Infrastructures

A critical vulnerability has been discovered in OpenVPN for Windows (CVE-2025-50054) that allows unprivileged local users to crash the system via a buffer overflow attack.

2 weeks ago

Critical OpenVPN Driver Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Crash Windows Systems

A critical buffer overflow vulnerability in OpenVPN's data channel offload driver for Windows has been discovered, allowing local attackers to crash Windows systems by sending maliciously crafted control messages.

2 weeks ago

OpenVPN Flaw Allows Attackers Crash Servers and Run Remote Code

OpenVPN, a widely-used open-source virtual private network (VPN) software, has recently patched a security vulnerability.

OpenVPN Connect Vulnerability Let Attackers Access Users’ Private Keys

A critical vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-8474, has been discovered in OpenVPN Connect, a popular VPN client software. This flaw could allow attackers to access users' private keys, potentially compromising the confidentiality of their VPN traffic.

Microsoft Reveals Four OpenVPN Flaws Leading to Potential RCE and LPE

Microsoft Reveals Four OpenVPN Flaws Leading to Potential RCE and LPE | Read more hacking news on The Hacker News cybersecurity news website and learn how to protect against cyberattacks and software vulnerabilities.

Chained for attack: OpenVPN vulnerabilities discovered leading to RCE and LPE | Microsoft Security Blog

Microsoft researchers found multiple vulnerabilities in OpenVPN that could lead to an attack chain allowing remote code execution and local privilege escalation. This attack chain could enable attackers to gain full control over targeted endpoints, potentially resulting in data breaches, system comp...