CVE-2025-10680
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 24, 2025 at 10:06 AM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 04:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpenVPN
Using OpenVPN by OpenVPN?
Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect OpenVPN - before attackers find them.
Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 7%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
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
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
2.7_alpha1 ≤ v ≤ 2.7_beta12.7_alpha1
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://community.openvpn.net/Security%20Announcements/CVE-2025-10680SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
8.8HIGHCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-78
Get alerted
Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack
Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.
Free plan, no card