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    "cveId": "CVE-2026-40215",
    "assignerOrgId": "36a55730-e66d-4d39-8ca6-3c3b3017965e",
    "assignerShortName": "OpenVPN",
    "dateUpdated": "2026-06-08T19:59:20.481Z",
    "dateReserved": "2026-04-13T10:28:10.354Z",
    "datePublished": "2026-06-08T19:59:20.481Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
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          "lang": "en",
          "value": "A race condition in OpenVPN 2.6.0 through 2.6.19 and 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.1 allows remote attackers to potentially cause a server crash or leak heap memory via a use-after-free triggered during TLS session promotion."
        }
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          "product": "OpenVPN",
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              "version": "2.6.0",
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              "version": "2.7_alpha1",
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        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "lang": "en",
              "description": "CWE-125 Out-of-bounds read",
              "cweId": "CWE-125",
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          ]
        },
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              "lang": "en",
              "description": "CWE-416 Use after free",
              "cweId": "CWE-416",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
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      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://community.openvpn.net/Security%20Announcements/CVE-2026-40215",
          "tags": [
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        {
          "url": "https://community.openvpn.net/ReleaseHistory#openvpn-272-released-22-april-2026",
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          "url": "https://community.openvpn.net/ReleaseHistory#openvpn-2620-released-22-april-2026",
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