OpenVPN Connect Changelog

What's new in OpenVPN Connect 3.4.4.3412

Feb 8, 2024
  • Fixed ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE vulnerability (CVE-2023-7245).
  • Improved web authentication dialog
  • Fixed issue with environment variable in GUI
  • Fixed issue with empty Device ID reported to VPN server
  • Fixed issue when a system browser doesn't open during authentication with AS SAML on clean installed Windows 11
  • Fixed UI issues in High Contrast mode

New in OpenVPN Connect 3.4.3.3337 (Dec 7, 2023)

  • Dropped official support for Windows 8 (may still work but no support is provided for it anymore)
  • Promoted DCO feature to stable (no longer in beta)
  • Fixed security issue CVE-2023-4863 by updating relevant libraries
  • Fixed regression where DNS zones were not applied correctly
  • Improved handling of unwanted 0.0.0.0/0 route added by Windows operating system
  • Updated handling of browser-based authentication - embedded browser and OPEN_URL no longer supported

New in OpenVPN Connect 3.4.2.3160 (Aug 25, 2023)

  • Fixed issue where some antivirus solutions could trigger a false positive report.

New in OpenVPN Connect 3.4.1.3150 (Aug 17, 2023)

  • Added support for "all" OS type (Windows and macOS) of environment variables for Access Server
  • Fixed connectivity issue using Dual-Stack IPv6/IPv4
  • Fixed issue where "pull" directive was incorrectly marked as incompatible option
  • Fixed issue where password input could lose focus
  • Various bug fixes and user experience improvements

New in OpenVPN Connect 3.4.0.3121 (Jul 11, 2023)

  • Added OpenVPN Data Channel Offload (DCO) support
  • Added support for environment variables for Access Server
  • Added ARM platform support via compatibility mode
  • Added "Security Level" setting
  • Updated OpenVPN 3 library to version 3.8.0
  • Updated OpenSSL library to version 3.0.8
  • Removed onboarding screens
  • Fixed security issue CVE-2022-3761 with checking web certificates during import process. Thanks to Mr. Ka Lok Wu of the Chinese University of Hong Kong for reporting this.
  • Fixed a bug when importing profile from a server with Let’s Encrypt certificate
  • Fixed the issue with numeric pad enter button not working
  • Fixed the issue with the installation process related to a lockfile present in TEMP folder
  • Various bug fixes and user experience improvements

New in OpenVPN Connect 3.3.7.2979 (Feb 16, 2023)

  • Updated information exchange for OpenVPN Cloud users.

New in OpenVPN Connect 3.3.6.2752 (Mar 23, 2022)

  • OpenSSL updated to 1.1.1n (to address CVE-2022-0778)
  • Minor change for Web Authentication in a system browser

New in OpenVPN Connect 3.3.5.2717 (Mar 9, 2022)

  • Added import using Web Authentication in system browser
  • Added reporting of UUID device identifier as UV_UUID parameter

New in OpenVPN Connect 3.3.4.2600 (Dec 16, 2021)

  • Resolved a bug when importing OpenVPN Cloud profiles.

New in OpenVPN Connect 3.3.3.2562 (Nov 17, 2021)

  • Changed Web Auth flow to use external browser for authentication

New in OpenVPN Connect 3.3.2.2475 (Oct 7, 2021)

  • Updated OpenSSL library to 1.1.1l version
  • Added support of local DNS resolvers
  • Added Device ID on Settings page
  • Added Confirmation Dialogs setting
  • Fixed UI issues on Windows 11
  • Various bug fixes and improvements

New in OpenVPN Connect 3.3.1.2222 (Sep 1, 2021)

  • Resolved a security issue related to OpenSSL configuration (CVE-2021-3613) reported by Xavier Danest