High 8.8Published Oct 24, 2025

CVE-2025-10680OpenVPN 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7_beta1 on POSIX based platforms allows a remote authenticated server to inject shell commands via DNS variables when --dns-updown is in use

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 10:40 PM ET)

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OpenVPN 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7_beta1 on POSIX based platforms allows a remote authenticated server to inject shell commands via DNS variables when --dns-updown is in use

CVSS: 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-78
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: OpenVPN
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: Feb 26, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

OpenVPN OpenVPN openvpn:openvpn (from the name)	from 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7_beta1	CNA record

References

References

https://community.openvpn.net/Security%20Announcements/CVE-2025-10680	vendor-advisory
https://www.mail-archive.com/openvpn-announce@lists.sourceforge.net/msg00149.html	release-notes

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