CVE•Published 2026-05-26•Modified 2026-05-27•0 articles on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-9560Openvpn · Connect

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS percentile

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Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')CWE-267Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions CWE-270Privilege Context Switching Error CWE-648Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs

Description

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

Timeline

Published 2026-05-26

Modified 2026-05-27

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB Sploitus VulnCheck

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).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2026-9560

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Openvpn Connect"

All exposed Openvpn Connect instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Connect"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Connect" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2026-9560