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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2025-13086

Improper validation of source IP addresses in OpenVPN version 2.6.0 through 2.6.15 and 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7_rc1 allows an attacker to open a session from a different IP address which did not initiate the connection resulting in a denial of service for the originating client

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CVE-2025-13086
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5 Nov 2026, 04:02 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2025-13086

core-osv · Original source

Published 3 Dec 2025, 19:54 UTC

Improper validation of source IP addresses in OpenVPN version 2.6.0 through 2.6.15 and 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7_rc1 allows an attacker to open a session from a different IP address which did not initiate the connection resulting in a denial of service for the originating client

osv:CVE-2025-13086
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-13086",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "CVE-2025-13086",
    "summary": "Improper validation of source IP addresses in OpenVPN version 2.6.0 through 2.6.15 and 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7_rc1 allows an attacker to open a session from a different IP address which did not initiate the connection resulting in a denial of service for the originating client",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2025-13086",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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      "aliases": [
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          "type": "CVSS_V4",
          "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U"
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                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
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                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.7:rc1:*:*:community:*:*:*",
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                      },
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                      }
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          ],
          "versions": [
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            "2.7-alpha2",
            "2.7-alpha3",
            "2.7-beta1",
            "2.7-beta2",
            "2.7-beta3",
            "2.7-rc1",
            "v2.7_rc1",
            "v2.6.15",
            "v2.7_beta3",
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            "v2.7_beta1",
            "v2.7_alpha3",
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            "v2.6.13",
            "v2.6.12",
            "v2.6.11",
            "v2.6.10",
            "v2.6.9",
            "v2.6.8",
            "v2.6.7",
            "v2.6.6",
            "v2.6.5",
            "v2.6.4",
            "v2.6.3",
            "v2.6.2",
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            "v2.6.0"
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:42.187773372Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://community.openvpn.net/Security%20Announcements/CVE-2025-13086",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/13xxx/CVE-2025-13086.json",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13086",
        "https://www.mail-archive.com/openvpn-announce@lists.sourceforge.net/msg00151.html",
        "https://www.mail-archive.com/openvpn-announce@lists.sourceforge.net/msg00152.html"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "cwe_ids": [
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        "cna_assigner": "OpenVPN",
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                  },
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                    "last_affected": "2.6.15"
                  },
                  {
                    "introduced": "2.7_alpha1"
                  },
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                  }
                ],
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              }
            ]
          }
        ],
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      }
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 510094,
  "published_at": "2025-12-03T19:54:10.737+00:00"
}