OpenVPN released version 2.7.9 on November 5, 2026, focusing primarily on security fixes for its Windows build. The update includes two new CVEs identified by researcher Heiko Hund, which enhance the interactive service's security by restricting DLL loading and improving command-line parsing. Additional improvements in this release feature Linux packet prioritization, a username pre-fill hint for the Windows GUI, and ongoing updates toward OpenSSL 4.1. Users are encouraged to update to this version as it addresses critical vulnerabilities and introduces user-friendly enhancements

OpenVPN 2.7.9 Released: Mainly with Windows Security Fixes

The OpenVPN community project released version 2.7.9 on November 5, 2026, officially a bugfix release that also fixes several security issues centered on the Windows build. The two new CVEs, both found by researcher Heiko Hund, harden the interactive service by restricting DLL loading, running openvpn.exe at high integrity, and tightening environment-variable and command-line handling. Beyond security, the update adds Linux packet prioritization via IFF_BACKPRESSURE, a Windows GUI username pre-fill hint, and ongoing OpenSSL 4.1 and buffer-hardening work. Windows users running the service or GUI should update now, with 64-bit, 32-bit, and ARM64 MSI installers plus a signed source tarball available from the GitHub release page.

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