What is CVE-2020-15075?

CVE-2020-15075 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openvpn Connect, classified under UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2021-03-30.

How severe is CVE-2020-15075?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Openvpn Connect

CVE-2020-15075

OpenVPN Connect installer for macOS version 3.2.6 and older may corrupt system critical files it should not have access via symlinks in /tmp.

Published 2021-03-30 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (19.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 19.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Openvpn Connect
Openvpn Connect — versions 3.2.6 and prior versions

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

openvpn.net/vpn-server-resources/openvpn-connect-for-macos-change-log/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-15075?: CVE-2020-15075 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openvpn Connect, classified under UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2021-03-30.
How severe is CVE-2020-15075?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.