Tunnelblick 3.3beta20 and earlier relies on a test for specific ownership and permissions…
Priority LOW 31CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
Tunnelblick 3.3beta20 and earlier relies on a test for specific ownership and permissions to determine whether a program can be safely executed, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and gain privileges via a (1) user-mountable image or (2) network share.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00185 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-3484
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mj6f-9gq2-27j9
References
More Google Tunnelblick vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-03013 Tunnelblick 3.3beta20 and earlier relies on argv[0] to determine the name of an… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2012-03014 Tunnelblick 3.3beta20 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via an OpenVPN… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2012-03011 Race condition in the runScript function in Tunnelblick 3.3beta20 and earlier allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.2
- TI-2012-03985 Tunnelblick 3.3beta20 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges by using a… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.4
- TI-2012-03984 The errorExitIfAttackViaString function in Tunnelblick 3.3beta20 and earlier allows local… CVSS 2.0LOW 1.2
- TI-2012-03015 Race condition in Tunnelblick 3.3beta20 and earlier allows local users to kill unintended… CVSS 2.0LOW 1.2
Sources
- CVE-2012-3484 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-3484 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mj6f-9gq2-27j9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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