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Medium · 5.9 CVE-2026-58393 EUVD-2026-102115

OPNsense: OpenVPN Client Specific Override common_name allows path traversal in generated CSO files

Published Oct 15, 2026 · Updated Oct 15, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

OPNsense is a FreeBSD based firewall and routing platform. Prior to version 26.1.11, the OpenVPN Client Specific Override common_name field accepts path traversal sequences and openvpn_csc_conf_write() concatenates the value into /var/etc/openvpn-csc/<vpnid>/<common_name> without normalization or a basename check. The affected event handlers are client_connect.php and user_pass_verify.php. An authenticated user with Client Specific Override privileges can store the traversal value, and a matching OpenVPN client-connect or authentication event causes a generated CSO file to be written outside the intended directory. The file content is generated OpenVPN configuration rather than arbitrary bytes, and practical exploitation requires the attacker to cause a matching common name or username to be processed. This issue is fixed in version 26.1.11.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
opnsense core < 26.1.11 —

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