Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability in Tunnelblick by The Tunnelblick Team
CVE-2025-43711

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CVE Published:
5 July 2025

What is CVE-2025-43711?

A serious security flaw in Tunnelblick, a popular open-source VPN client for macOS, exists in versions before 7.0. When incompletely uninstalled, this vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code as root on the next system boot. This is achieved by placing a malicious Tunnelblick.app file in the /Applications directory. Users should ensure that they fully uninstall the application to mitigate potential risks associated with this threat.

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CVE-2025-43711 : Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability in Tunnelblick by The Tunnelblick Team