CVE-2026-9560 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction Active

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact High

Subsequent System Integrity Impact High

Subsequent System Availability Impact High

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

OpenVPN Inc

OpenVPN Connect

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`3.5.1`	affected	≤ 3.8.1

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Project Subscriptions

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://openvpn.net/connect-docs/macos-release-notes.html

History

Tue, 26 May 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 26 May 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
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
Weaknesses		CWE-267 CWE-270 CWE-648 CWE-78
References		https://openvpn.net/connect-docs/macos-release-notes.html
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 8.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}`

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: OpenVPN

Published: 2026-05-26T17:39:57.378Z

Updated: 2026-05-26T18:08:16.845Z

Reserved: 2026-05-26T10:31:38.473Z

Link: CVE-2026-9560

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-26T18:08:12.480Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-26T18:16:58.577

Modified: 2026-05-26T19:08:15.080

Link: CVE-2026-9560

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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