CVE-2026-58000: luci-proto-openvpn - Command Injection via cl_meta Parameter in generateKey

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-06-29 · updated 2026-10-25
Weakness: CWE-78

Description

luci-proto-openvpn through 0.11.1, fixed in commit e4ff45e, contains a command injection vulnerability in the generateKey ubus method where the cl_meta parameter is interpolated into a shell command without proper escaping or quoting. An authenticated LuCI user with OpenVPN protocol configuration access can inject arbitrary shell metacharacters into cl_meta to execute commands as root via the popen function.

Affected products

openwrt luci-proto-openvpn: through 0.11.1

References

https://github.com/openwrt/luci/commit/e4ff45ecbc6ad212951815c8c99b2749fbd7de6b
https://github.com/openwrt/luci/security/advisories/GHSA-pm9w-522m-8rrh
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/luci-proto-openvpn-command-injection-via-cl-meta-parameter-in-generatekey
https://github.com/openwrt/luci/security/advisories/GHSA-pm9w-522m-8rrh

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