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CVE-2024-3661

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2024-3661, dubbed "TunnelVision," is a vulnerability in DHCP that allows an attacker on the local network to manipulate a client's routing table via the classless static route option (121). This can force VPN-protected traffic to leak over the physical interface, affecting a wide range of products including Apple, Cisco, Fortinet, Linux, and Palo Alto Networks. With a CVSS score of 7.6 (HIGH), the vulnerability has an adjacent attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact and low integrity/availability impact. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating high awareness.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 6.4.0, < 7.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
>= 6.4.0, < 7.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*
>= 6.4.0, < 7.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
7.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
7.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.6HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
4.7
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.06%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0406 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 1,875 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (7)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: NetworkManager-1:1.48.10-5.el9_5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: NetworkManager-1:1.40.16-18.el8_10
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update SupportFixed in: NetworkManager-1:1.46.0-34.el9_4
View patch
citrixvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch
paloaltovendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: NetworkManager
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: NetworkManager

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2024-3661Moderate

DHCP: DHCP routing options can manipulate interface-based VPN traffic

May 6, 2024

References

arstechnica.com / security/2024/05/novel-attack-against-virtually-all-vpn-apps-neuters-their-entire-purpose
ExploitPress/Media Coverage
bst.cisco.com / quickview/bug/CSCwk05814
Third Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory
datatracker.ietf.org / doc/html/rfc2131
Related
datatracker.ietf.org / doc/html/rfc3442
Related
fortiguard.fortinet.com / psirt/FG-IR-24-170
Vendor Advisory
issuetracker.google.com / issues/263721377
Issue Tracking
krebsonsecurity.com / 2024/05/why-your-vpn-may-not-be-as-secure-as-it-claims
ExploitPress/Media Coverage
lowendtalk.com / discussion/188857/a-rogue-dhcp-server-within-your-network-can-and-will-hijack-your-vpn-traffic
Issue Tracking
mullvad.net / en/blog/evaluating-the-impact-of-tunnelvision
Third Party Advisory
my.f5.com / manage/s/article/K000139553
Vendor Advisory
news.ycombinator.com / item
Issue Tracking
news.ycombinator.com / item
Issue Tracking
security.paloaltonetworks.com / CVE-2024-3661
Vendor Advisory
support.citrix.com / article/CTX677069/cloud-software-group-security-advisory-for-cve20243661
Vendor Advisory
tunnelvisionbug.com
ExploitThird Party Advisory
agwa.name / blog/post/hardening_openvpn_for_def_con
Related
leviathansecurity.com / research/tunnelvision
Third Party Advisory
theregister.com / 2024/05/07/vpn_tunnelvision_dhcp
ExploitPress/Media Coverage
watchguard.com / wgrd-psirt/advisory/wgsa-2024-00009
MitigationThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory
zscaler.com / blogs/security-research/cve-2024-3661-k-tunnelvision-exposes-vpn-bypass-vulnerability
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory