Head-to-head
OpenVPN vs Tailscale
OpenVPN carries 20.0× the disclosed CVE volume of Tailscale. Volume reflects disclosure practice and install base as much as code quality — read it with the severity mix. Sourced from the NIST NVD; lower counts indicate a smaller disclosed vulnerability surface — not necessarily lower risk.
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Disclosure record
Bars are normalized per row to the larger value; the leading count is emphasized.
| OpenVPN | Metric | Tailscale | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Total CVEs | 3 | ||
| 8 | Critical | 1 | ||
| 30 | High | 1 | ||
| 18 | Medium | 1 | ||
| 4 | Low | 0 | ||
| 27 | Open in latest | 0 | ||
| 1 | Product families | 1 |
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Risk profile
Each severity band as a share of the vendor's own total — strips out raw volume so the profiles compare directly.
OpenVPN
13.3% critical- Critical
- 813.3%
- High
- 3050.0%
- Medium
- 1830.0%
- Low
- 46.7%
Tailscale
33.3% critical- Critical
- 133.3%
- High
- 133.3%
- Medium
- 133.3%
- Low
- 00.0%
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Recent activity
Latest in-window disclosures per vendor, newest first. Each ID links to its NVD record.
OpenVPN
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-9560(opens NVD record) | High | 7.8 | May 26, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-34617(opens NVD record) | High | 8.7 | Apr 14, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-34615(opens NVD record) | Critical | 9.3 | Apr 14, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-34614(opens NVD record) | Medium | 6.1 | Apr 14, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-27303(opens NVD record) | Critical | 9.6 | Apr 14, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-27246(opens NVD record) | Critical | 9.3 | Apr 14, 2026 |
Tailscale
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-28436(opens NVD record) | Medium | 5.7 | Mar 23, 2023 |
| CVE-2022-41925(opens NVD record) | High | 8.8 | Nov 23, 2022 |
| CVE-2022-41924(opens NVD record) | Critical | 9.6 | Nov 23, 2022 |