PureVPN client applications on Linux through September...
Low severity
Unreviewed
Published
Sep 19, 2025
to the GitHub Advisory Database
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Updated Sep 19, 2025
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Sep 18, 2025
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
Sep 19, 2025
Last updated
Sep 19, 2025
PureVPN client applications on Linux through September 2025 mishandle firewalling. They flush the system's existing iptables rules and apply default ACCEPT policies when connecting to a VPN server. This removes firewall rules that may have been configured manually or by other software (e.g., UFW, container engines, or system security policies). Upon VPN disconnect, the original firewall state is not restored. As a result, the system may become unintentionally exposed to network traffic that was previously blocked. This affects CLI 2.0.1 and GUI 2.10.0.
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