CVE-2025-15497 — Reachable Assertion in Openvpn

CWE-617 — Reachable Assertion5 documents5 sources
Severity
3.8LOWNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 79.48%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
OpenvpnDebian Openvpn
Timeline
PublishedJan 30

Description

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 vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/openvpn< openvpn 2.7.0~rc5-1 (forky)
▶Debianopenvpn/openvpn< 2.7.0~rc5-1
▶CVEListV5openvpn/openvpn2.7_alpha1 — 2.7_rc5

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-4vwr-5vph-4mjg: Insufficient epoch key slot processing in OpenVPN 2↗2026-01-30
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OSV
CVE-2025-15497: Insufficient epoch key slot processing in OpenVPN 2↗2026-01-30
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Debian
CVE-2025-15497: openvpn - Insufficient epoch key slot processing in OpenVPN 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7_rc5 all...↗2025
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2025-15497 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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