CVE-2025-10680 Command injection in OpenVPN
A remote authenticated server can inject shell commands via DNS variables in OpenVPN when the --dns-updown option is enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-10680?
CVE-2025-10680 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in OpenVPN, published on 24 Oct 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OpenVPN 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7_beta1 on POSIX based platforms allows a remote authenticated server to inject shell commands via DNS variables when --dns-updown is in use
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-10680?
How do I fix CVE-2025-10680?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-10680 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2025-10680 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-10680 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wfq6-x28p-qgh6.