CVE-2022-33737

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-07-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-708

Description

The OpenVPN Access Server installer creates a log file readable for everyone, which from version 2.10.0 and before 2.11.0 may contain a random generated admin password

Affected products

OpenVPN Access Server: from 2.10.0 before 2.11.0 — fixed in 2.11.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: OpenVPN Access Server 2.11.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://openvpn.net/vpn-server-resources/release-notes/
https://openvpn.net/vpn-server-resources/release-notes/

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