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CVE-2024-28882

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-07-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-772

Description

OpenVPN from 2.6.0 through 2.6.10 in a server role accepts multiple exit notifications from authenticated clients which will extend the validity of a closing session

Affected products

• OpenVPN: from 2.6.0 before 2.6.11 — fixed in 2.6.11

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: OpenVPN 2.6.11. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2024-28882
• https://www.mail-archive.com/openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg07634.html
• https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2024-28882
• https://www.mail-archive.com/openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg07634.html

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