# CVE-2026-58393: OPNsense: OpenVPN Client Specific Override common\_name allows path traversal in generated CSO files

- Also known as: GHSA-2M9V-P7R9-GFCW
- Severity: CVSS 5.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 26.1.11
- Published: 2026-10-15 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- opnsense core: fixed in 26.1.11

## Description

OPNsense is a FreeBSD based firewall and routing platform. Prior to version 26.1.11, the OpenVPN Client Specific Override common_name field accepts path traversal sequences and openvpn_csc_conf_write() concatenates the value into /var/etc/openvpn-csc/<vpnid>/<common_name> without normalization or a basename check. The affected event handlers are client_connect.php and user_pass_verify.php. An authenticated user with Client Specific Override privileges can store the traversal value, and a matching OpenVPN client-connect or authentication event causes a generated CSO file to be written outside the intended directory. The file content is generated OpenVPN configuration rather than arbitrary bytes, and practical exploitation requires the attacker to cause a matching common name or username to be processed. This issue is fixed in version 26.1.11.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on opnsense core, upgrade to a fixed version (26.1.11) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/opnsense/core/security/advisories/GHSA-2m9v-p7r9-gfcw
- https://github.com/opnsense/core/commit/3af496143a19153c18b2f9458b2510d58aff2b98
- https://github.com/opnsense/core/commit/6101b3e2c90482111f420a47775c14a447441a72

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