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Silvia Iacovcich

Updating your app might not keep you safe: How outdated OpenVPN code leaves VPNs exposed

OpenVPN logo on left hand side, contrasted with an image of a grey graveyard on the right. .

Trust your VPN software updates keep you safe? Believe that downloading the latest release protects you from most known threats?

You might be surprised to learn that there could be a set of invisible vulnerabilities lurking inside your state-of-the-art VPN. That's because more than half of Windows VPNs we analyzed include OpenVPN code that hasn’t been updated in over a year — potentially leaving you exposed to a wide range of security and performance threats.

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