PureVPN client applications on Linux through September 2025 allow IPv6 traffic to leak…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
PureVPN client applications on Linux through September 2025 allow IPv6 traffic to leak outside the VPN tunnel upon network events such as Wi-Fi reconnect or system resume. In the CLI client, the VPN auto-reconnects and claims to be connected, but IPv6 traffic is no longer routed or blocked. In the GUI client, the IPv6 connection remains functional after disconnection until the user clicks Reconnect. In both cases, the real IPv6 address is exposed to external services, violating user privacy and defeating the advertised IPv6 leak protection. This affects CLI 2.0.1 and GUI 2.10.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-59691
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w9w7-whq2-rr8h
References
More PureVPN vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-26698 PureVPN Linux client 2.0.2-Productions fails to properly handle DNS queries, allowing… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2025-37153 PureVPN client applications on Linux through September 2025 mishandle firewalling. CVSS 3.1LOW 3.7
- TI-2018-04980 In PureVPN 6.0.1 on macOS, HelperTool LaunchDaemon implements an unprotected XPC service… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-07234 PureVPN 6.0.1 for Windows suffers from a SYSTEM privilege escalation vulnerability in its… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-05394 An issue was discovered in PureVPN through 5.19.4.0 on Windows. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2018-13191 The PureVPN client before 6.1.0 for Windows stores Login Credentials (username and… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-59691 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-59691 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w9w7-whq2-rr8h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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