CVE-2025-15497

Insufficient epoch key slot processing in OpenVPN 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7_rc5 allows remote authenticated users to trigger an assert resulting in a denial of service

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://community.openvpn.net/Security%20Announcements/CVE-2025-15497
https://www.mail-archive.com/openvpn-announce@lists.sourceforge.net/msg00156.html

Configurations

No configuration.

History

15 Apr 2026, 00:35

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Summary		(es) Procesamiento insuficiente de ranuras de clave de época (epoch key slot) en OpenVPN 2.7_alpha1 hasta 2.7_rc5 permite a usuarios autenticados en remoto activar un assert resultando en una denegación de servicio.

30 Jan 2026, 19:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://www.mail-archive.com/openvpn-announce@lists.sourceforge.net/msg00156.html -

30 Jan 2026, 18:15

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-01-30 18:15

Updated : 2026-04-15 00:35

NVD link : CVE-2025-15497

Mitre link : CVE-2025-15497

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-15497

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-617

Reachable Assertion

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