CVE-2026-9560

highpriority · track · 41EPSS 0.006 · 47 %ileexploit · PoCDEEUUS
grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent
Exploitable?
Public exploit
1 exploit · PoC
Likely / severe?
0.57% (47th) EPSS
CVSS 7.8 · high
Is it mine?
4 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cert_bund · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-26

Privilege escalation via background service of OpenVPN Connect 3.5.1 through 3.8.1 on macOS allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges via local IPC channel

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.4
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.8–9.4

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9
v4.09.4criticalCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:Hsecondary · ENISA EU
v4.09.4criticalCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Xsecondary · security@openvpn.net
v4.08.5highCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Xsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-267USCWE-270USCWE-648USCWE-78US
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exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

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affected products (4)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • WID-SEC-W-2026-1677OpenVPN Connect (MacOS): Schwachstelle ermöglicht PrivilegieneskalationDeutsch2026-05-26csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in OpenVPN Connect (MacOS) ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.

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also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdcert_bundnvdNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2026-05-26modified 2026-07-23
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references (3)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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