# Updating your app might not keep you safe: How outdated OpenVPN code leaves VPNs exposed

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

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-services/updating-your-app-might-not-keep-you-safe-how-outdated-openvpn-code-leaves-vpns-exposed?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a6a1c8efa366c8e21dd3a4a)
- **Published:** 2026-07-29
- **Category:** Apps
- **Tags:** #windows
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a6a1c8efa366c8e21dd3a4a

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