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CVE-2025-43711VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-43711: Tunnelblick · Incomplete Cleanup

Affects TunnelblickSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.1 High : upgrade to 7.0 soon.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.1High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 7% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 7.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 4 Jul 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Upgrade Tunnelblick to 7.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Tunnelblick Project TunnelblickAffected
  • <7.0
Fixed in
  • 7.0

AI-suggested

To mitigate this vulnerability, European organizations should: 1) Immediately verify and ensure complete uninstallation of any Tunnelblick versions prior to 7.0, using official uninstall procedures and tools to remove all residual files and configurations. 2) Avoid placing any Tunnelblick.app files manually into the /Applications directory unless they are from trusted, verified sources. 3) Restrict local user permissions to prevent unauthorized file placement in /Applications, employing macOS security features such as System Integrity Protection (SIP) and mandatory access controls. 4) Monitor systems for unexpected Tunnelblick.app files or other suspicious applications in /Applications, especially after uninstall attempts. 5) Apply the latest Tunnelblick updates as soon as version 7.0 or later becomes available, which presumably address this vulnerability. 6) Implement endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions capable of detecting anomalous file placements and code execution at boot time. 7) Educate users about the risks of incomplete uninstallation and the dangers of running untrusted applications. 8) For environments where Tunnelblick is critical, consider alternative VPN clients with verified security postures until patched versions are deployed.

Description

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.

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