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luci-app-openvpn Path Traversal RCE via instance_name2

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

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.

Announced Source revision 1
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CVE-2026-72841

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-72841

luci

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

Affected versions
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Prerequisites
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Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

[
  {
    "vendor": "openwrt",
    "modules": [
      "luci-app-openvpn"
    ],
    "product": "luci",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "lessThan": "24.10.7",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "25.12.0",
        "lessThan": "25.12.4",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]
Related CVEs
CVE-2026-72841

Source reference: /cveMetadata/cveId

Publisher severity

critical

Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics

Event
#4762 · Revision 1
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