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openvpn — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0547

OpenVPN 2.1 until v2.4.12 and v2.5.6 may enable authentication bypass in external authentication plug-ins when more than one of them makes use of deferred authentication replies, which allows an external user to be granted access with only partially correct credentials.

Products
openvpn
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2.5.6-1
CVEs
CVE-2022-0547
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
30 Oct 2026, 14:39 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0547

core-osv · Original source

Published 18 Mar 2022, 18:15 UTC

OpenVPN 2.1 until v2.4.12 and v2.5.6 may enable authentication bypass in external authentication plug-ins when more than one of them makes use of deferred authentication replies, which allows an external user to be granted access with only partially correct credentials.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0547

openvpn

Fixed versions: 2.5.6-1

openvpn

Fixed versions: 2.5.6-1

openvpn

Fixed versions: 2.5.6-1

Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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      "modified": "2026-10-15T08:01:14.381875749Z",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
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