CVE-2023-35838
mediumpriority · track · 23EPSS 0.007 · 53 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The WireGuard client 0.5.3 on Windows insecurely configures the operating system and firewall such that traffic to a local network that uses non-RFC1918 IP addresses is blocked. This allows an adversary to trick the victim into blocking IP traffic to selected IP addresses and services even while the VPN is enabled. NOTE: the tunnelcrack.mathyvanhoef.com website uses this CVE ID to refer more generally to "LocalNet attack resulting in the blocking of traffic" rather than to only WireGuard.
cvss
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weaknesses
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affected products (9)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- SonicWall SMA Connect Tunnelall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:sonicwall:secure_mobile_access:connect_tunnel
- SonicWall SMA Mobile Connectall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:sonicwall:secure_mobile_access:mobile_connect
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-2781SonicWall SMA: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Offenlegung von InformationenDeutsch2023-10-30csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in SonicWall SMA ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen.
- PYSEC-2023-3212023-08-09vendor · osvUS
The WireGuard client 0.5.3 on Windows insecurely configures the operating system and firewall such that traffic to a local network that uses non-RFC1918 IP addresses is blocked. This allows an adversary to trick the victim into blocking IP traffic to selected IP addresses and services even while the VPN is enabled. NOTE: the tunnelcrack.mathyvanhoef.com website uses this CVE ID to refer more generally to "LocalNet attack resulting in the blocking of traffic" rather than to only WireGuard.
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sources
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references (12)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-35838/cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-35838cnnvd
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2023-0015cnnvd
- https://tunnelcrack.mathyvanhoef.com/details.htmlcnnvd
- https://wireguard.comcnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.4744cnnvd
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2023-0015enisa_euvd
- https://tunnelcrack.mathyvanhoef.com/details.htmlenisa_euvd
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