CVE-2024-25728
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-02-11 00:00
Modified
2024-10-30 19:12
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
ExpressVPN before 12.73.0 on Windows, when split tunneling is used, sends DNS requests according to the Windows configuration (e.g., sends them to DNS servers operated by the user's ISP instead of to the ExpressVPN DNS servers), which may allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about websites visited by VPN users.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/expressvpn-bug-has-been-leaking-some-dns-requests-for-years/Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.expressvpn.com/blog/windows-app-dns-requests/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/expressvpn-bug-has-been-leaking-some-dns-requests-for-years/Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.expressvpn.com/blog/windows-app-dns-requests/Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
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