Tunnelblick is an open source graphic user interface for OpenVPN on macOS. In versions 3.3beta26 through 9.0beta01, any local user can read arbitrary root-owned files by exploiting a symlink following vulnerability in tunnelblick-helper, reachable through the world-accessible tunnelblickd Unix socket. The socket is configured with mode 0666, allowing any local user to connect. No authorization check is performed on the connecting client. The tunnelblick-helper process constructs a path to config.ovpn inside a user-controlled .tblk directory and reads it as root without symlink validation. An attacker can create a .tblk configuration with a symlinked config.ovpn pointing to any file and request tunnelblickd to read it. This issue has been fixed in versions 9.0beta02.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://github.com/Tunnelblick/Tunnelblick/releases/tag/v9.0beta02 | Product Release Notes |
| https://github.com/Tunnelblick/Tunnelblick/security/advisories/GHSA-927j-vcjf-hq69 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/Tunnelblick/Tunnelblick/security/advisories/GHSA-927j-vcjf-hq69 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
01 Jun 2026, 17:04
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References | () https://github.com/Tunnelblick/Tunnelblick/releases/tag/v9.0beta02 - Product, Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/Tunnelblick/Tunnelblick/security/advisories/GHSA-927j-vcjf-hq69 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5 |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:tunnelblick:tunnelblick:3.3:beta26:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:tunnelblick:tunnelblick:8.1:beta02:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:tunnelblick:tunnelblick:8.1:beta01:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:tunnelblick:tunnelblick:9.0:beta01:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:tunnelblick:tunnelblick:8.1:beta03:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:tunnelblick:tunnelblick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| First Time |
Tunnelblick
Tunnelblick tunnelblick |
05 May 2026, 20:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-05-05 20:16
Updated : 2026-06-01 17:04
NVD link : CVE-2026-31893
Mitre link : CVE-2026-31893
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-31893
JSON object : View
Products Affected
tunnelblick
- tunnelblick
CWE
CWE-61
UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
