What is GHSA-q6cg-7f58-2hwm?

GHSA-q6cg-7f58-2hwm is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. An incorrect buffer size calculation in the Windows Interactive Service in OpenVPN 2.7_alpha1...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-q6cg-7f58-2hwm cover?

GHSA-q6cg-7f58-2hwm covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-78221. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

GHSA-q6cg-7f58-2hwmMedium

An incorrect buffer size calculation in the Windows Interactive Service in OpenVPN 2.7_alpha1...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

September 7, 2026

Last Modified

September 7, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-78221 →

📋 Description

An incorrect buffer size calculation in the Windows Interactive Service in OpenVPN 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.6 allows local authenticated users to cause memory corruption or disclose sensitive information via crafted NRPT inputs.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78221
https://community.openvpn.net/Security%20Announcements/CVE-2026-78221
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q6cg-7f58-2hwm