CVE•Published 2026-08-13•Modified 2026-09-09•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-72841
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.9
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
35
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 65% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
luci-app-openvpn fails to properly validate the instance_name2 parameter during file upload, allowing authenticated users to perform path traversal and write arbitrary files outside the intended directory. Attackers can upload malicious payloads to gain persistent root code execution by placing SSH keys in system directories accessible on reboot.
Timeline
Published 2026-08-13
Modified 2026-09-09
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-72841Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-72841Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-72841Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-72841GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-72841" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2026-72841 on GitHub.