CVE-2023-48957

MEDIUM 5.3CVE-2023-48957 · Published 25/08/2024 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2023-48957 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability affecting purevpn (purevpn).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.44%, higher than 38.4% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
purevpn purevpn	`= 2.0.2`	No fix yet

Description

PureVPN Linux client 2.0.2-Productions fails to properly handle DNS queries, allowing them to bypass the VPN tunnel and be sent directly to the ISP or default DNS servers.

References

latesthackingnews.com/2023/11/13/multiple-vulnerabilities-found-in-purevpn-one-remains-unpatched · Exploit
rafaybaloch.com/2023/11/Multiple%20Critical-Vulnerabilities-in-PureVPN.html · Exploit

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

purevpn

= 2.0.2

No fix yet

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