CVE-2026-12996: A use-after-free in OpenVPN 2.6.0 through 2.6.20 and 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.4 allows remote authenticated peers to potentially cause a denial of service or leak memory via crafted

unknownCVE-2026-12996

A use-after-free in OpenVPN 2.6.0 through 2.6.20 and 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.4 allows remote authenticated peers to potentially cause a denial of service or leak memory via crafted packets during TLS session promotion or expiry

Details

Source: NVD Recent CVEs (US · database · site)
Severity: unknown
Published: 2026-07-30
Last updated: 2026-07-30
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12996

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-129960.40% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 32% of all scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-12996	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

Same CVEs, other sources

How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.

high[NEW] [high] OpenVPN: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund
unknownUSN-8540-1: OpenVPN vulnerabilitiesubuntu
unknownDSA-6376-1 openvpn - security updatedebian

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