Threat database

CVE-2026-9560 is a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in OpenVPN Connect versions 3.5.1 through 3.8.1 on macOS. It allows an attacker with local access to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges via a local inter-process communication (IPC) channel in the background service. The vulnerability is related to improper handling of IPC leading to command injection. No official patch or remediation guidance has been provided yet, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.