Medium severity5.7NVD Advisory· Published Aug 9, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-35838
CVE-2023-35838
Description
The WireGuard client 0.5.3 on Windows insecurely configures the operating system and firewall such that traffic to a local network that uses non-RFC1918 IP addresses is blocked. This allows an adversary to trick the victim into blocking IP traffic to selected IP addresses and services even while the VPN is enabled. NOTE: the tunnelcrack.mathyvanhoef.com website uses this CVE ID to refer more generally to "LocalNet attack resulting in the blocking of traffic" rather than to only WireGuard.
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Affected products
3- WireGuard/WireGuard clientdescription
- Range: =0.5.3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- tunnelcrack.mathyvanhoef.com/details.htmlnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- wireguard.comnvdProduct
- psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2023-0015nvd
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