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CVE-2006-1629

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-1629 describes a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting OpenVPN versions 2.0 through 2.0.5. A malicious OpenVPN server can exploit this by using the setenv function with the LD_PRELOAD environment variable to execute arbitrary code on a connecting client. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.0, indicating a severe risk with low attack complexity and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn_access_server:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn_access_server:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn_access_server:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.0HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
8.0
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.02%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
86.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0302 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 17,829 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

openvpn.net / changelog.html
Patch
secunia.com / advisories/19531
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/19598
secunia.com / advisories/19837
secunia.com / advisories/19897
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/25667
sourceforge.net / mailarchive/forum.php
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1045
mandriva.com / security/advisories
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2006_04_28.html
osreviews.net / reviews/security/openvpn-print
osvdb.org / 24444
securityfocus.com / bid/17392
Patch
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/1261