CVE-2025-43711 (GCVE-0-2025-43711)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-04 00:00 – Updated: 2025-07-08 14:36
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Tunnelblick 3.5beta06 before 7.0, when incompletely uninstalled, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code as root (upon the next boot) by dragging a crafted Tunnelblick.app file into /Applications.
Severity
8.1 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-07-08 13:13 UTC
CWE
- CWE-459 - Incomplete Cleanup
Assigner
References
2 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunnelblick Project | Tunnelblick |
Affected:
3.5beta06 , < 7.0
(custom)
|
guessed |
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