CVE-2023-36673

HIGH EPSS 45.3%
Published Aug 9, 20232y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.3 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Aug 9, 2023 2y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

An issue was discovered in Avira Phantom VPN through 2.23.1 for macOS. The VPN client insecurely configures the operating system such that all IP traffic to the VPN server's IP address is sent in plaintext outside the VPN tunnel, even if this traffic is not generated by the VPN client, while simultaneously using plaintext DNS to look up the VPN server's IP address. This allows an adversary to trick the victim into sending traffic to arbitrary IP addresses in plaintext outside the VPN tunnel. NOTE: the tunnelcrack.mathyvanhoef.com website uses this CVE ID to refer more generally to "ServerIP attack, combined with DNS spoofing, that can leak traffic to an arbitrary IP address" rather than to only Avira Phantom VPN.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.3
Exploitability
2.1
Impact
5.2
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Adjacent
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
45.3% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-319

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
aviraphantom_vpn* ≤2.23.1

References 3

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.