CVE-2024-34446 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Mullvad VPN through 2024.1 on Android does not set a DNS server in the blocking state (after a hard failure to create a tunnel), and thus DNS traffic can leave the device. Data showing that the affected device was the origin of sensitive DNS requests may be observed and logged by operators of unintended DNS servers.

Published: 2024-05-03

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00293.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/mullvad/mullvadvpn-app/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
https://github.com/mullvad/mullvadvpn-app/commit/0c39306a40f426853d617e20d596942e41091f13
https://github.com/mullvad/mullvadvpn-app/tags
https://mullvad.net/en/blog/dns-traffic-can-leak-outside-the-vpn-tunnel-on-android
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40247604

History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00165}`	epss `{'score': 0.00215}`

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-05-03T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T02:51:11.410Z

Reserved: 2024-05-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2024-34446

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T02:51:11.410Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2024-05-03T15:15:08.210

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2024-34446

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-923

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