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CVE-2026-12996

CVE detail

CVE-2026-12996

A use-after-free in OpenVPN 2.6.0 through 2.6.20 and 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.4 allows remote authenticated peers to potentially cause a denial of service or leak memory via crafted packets during TLS session promotion or expiry

CVSS 6.0 · MediumBuzz score 22.6

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 22.6

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 16.1 · diversity 6.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0

Mention score

16.1

4 evidence mentions in the snapshot

Diversity score

6.5

2 sources across 1 categories

KEV score

0.0

No KEV entry observed

OTX score

0.0

0 OTX pulses

PoC score

0.0

0 repos · best confidence N/A

Best PoC traction

Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions: 4; within the 30d window
Peak daily: 4; highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first

4 source links · newest first

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/07/msg00013.htmllists.debian.org
No excerpt available.
Vendor Advisorylists.debian.orgJul 30, 2026, 5:16 PM
https://community.openvpn.net/Security%20Announcements/CVE-2026-12996community.openvpn.net
No excerpt available.
Vendor Advisorycommunity.openvpn.netJul 30, 2026, 5:16 PM
https://community.openvpn.net/ReleaseHistory#openvpn-275-released-1-july-2026community.openvpn.net
No excerpt available.
Vendor Advisorycommunity.openvpn.netJul 30, 2026, 5:16 PM
https://community.openvpn.net/ReleaseHistory#openvpn-2621-released-1-july-2026community.openvpn.net
No excerpt available.
Vendor Advisorycommunity.openvpn.netJul 30, 2026, 5:16 PM

Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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0 repository references · best confidence N/A · max 0 stars

No public PoC repositories have been matched yet.

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External lookup

Potential internet exposure

Potential exposure only — not proof of vulnerability.Shodan results indicate potentially internet-exposed products, not confirmed vulnerable systems. They do not confirm that any returned system is vulnerable to CVE-2026-12996.

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Metadata

Canonical fields

NVD status

Awaiting Analysis

Published

Jul 30, 2026

Modified

Jul 30, 2026

Official record

Authoritative NVD record

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

CWE IDs

Vendor classifications

Unavailable

How this vector reads

CVSS 4.0 base metrics decoded below. This explanation does not recalculate or change the NVD score.

Attack Vector (AV): Network. The vulnerable system can be reached across network boundaries.
Attack Complexity (AC): High. Successful exploitation depends on conditions outside the attacker's control.
Attack Requirements (AT): Present. A prerequisite deployment or execution condition must be present.
Privileges Required (PR): Low. The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.
User Interaction (UI): None. Exploitation does not require a targeted user to act.
Vulnerable System Confidentiality (VC): Low. There is a limited impact to this security property.
Vulnerable System Integrity (VI): None. There is no direct impact to this security property.
Vulnerable System Availability (VA): High. There is a total or serious impact to this security property.
Subsequent System Confidentiality (SC): None. There is no direct impact to this security property.
Subsequent System Integrity (SI): None. There is no direct impact to this security property.
Subsequent System Availability (SA): None. There is no direct impact to this security property.

Optional CVSS v4 metrics remain in the raw vector; only base metrics are expanded here.

Signals

Exploitation indicators

0 stored signals · no KEV · 0 OTX pulses