CVE-2006-2229

OpenVPN 2.0.7 and earlier, when configured to use the --management option with an IP that is not 127.0.0.1, uses a cleartext password for TCP sessions to the management interface, which might allow remote attackers to view sensitive information or cause a denial of service.

Published: 2006-05-05 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-2229 is rated Moderate Risk (40/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.35%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-2229

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.03% 1.35% +0.32%
2 2026-06-11 0.88% 1.03% +0.15%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.88% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-2229

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 4.9 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-2229

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-2229

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
openvpn openvpn 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0.1_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.1_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0.1_rc2 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.1_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0.1_rc3 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.1_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0.1_rc4 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.1_rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0.1_rc5 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.1_rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0.1_rc6 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.1_rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0.1_rc7 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.1_rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0.2_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.2_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0.3_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.3_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0.6_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.6_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_beta1 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_beta2 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_beta3 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_beta4 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_beta5 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_beta6 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_beta7 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_beta8 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_beta8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_beta9 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_beta9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_beta10 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_beta10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_beta11 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_beta11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_beta12 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_beta12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_beta13 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_beta13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_beta15 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_beta15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_beta16 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_beta16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_beta17 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_beta17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_beta18 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_beta18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_beta19 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_beta19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_beta20 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_beta20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_beta28 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_beta28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_rc2 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_rc3 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_rc4 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_rc5 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_rc6 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_rc7 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_rc8 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_rc9 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_rc10 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_rc11 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_rc12 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_rc13 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_rc14 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_rc15 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_rc16 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_rc17 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_rc18 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_rc19 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_rc20 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_rc21 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_test1 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_test1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_test2 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_test2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_test3 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_test3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_test4 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_test4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_test5 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_test5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_test6 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_test6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_test7 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_test7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_test8 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_test8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_test9 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_test9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_test10 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_test10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_test11 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_test11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_test12 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_test12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_test14 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_test14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_test15 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_test15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_test16 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_test16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_test17 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_test17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_test18 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_test18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_test19 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_test19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_test20 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_test20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_test21 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_test21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_test22 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_test22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_test23 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_test23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_test24 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_test24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_test25 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_test25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_test26 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_test26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_test27 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_test27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvpn openvpn 2.0_test29 cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_test29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-2229

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