---
id: CVE-2026-84471
title: The fix for CVE-2026-12996 was incomplete
summary: >-
  The fix for CVE-2026-12996 was incomplete. A use-after-free in OpenVPN 2.6.0
  through 2.6.22 and 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.7 allows remote authenticated peers
  to potentially cause a denial of service or leak memory via crafted packets
  during…
severity: none
cwe:
  - CWE-416
published: '2026-10-14'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T15:17:26.077'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84471'
references:
  - url: 'https://community.openvpn.net/Security%20Announcements/CVE-2026-84471'
    label: security@openvpn.net
tags:
  - nvd
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T15:36:14.032Z'
---

## Overview

The fix for CVE-2026-12996 was incomplete. A use-after-free in OpenVPN 2.6.0 through 2.6.22 and 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.7 allows remote authenticated peers to potentially cause a denial of service or leak memory via crafted packets during TLS session promotion or expiry.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.