Tunnelblick 3.3beta20 and earlier relies on argv[0] to determine the name of an appropriate (1) kernel module pathname or (2) executable file pathname, which allows local users to gain privileges via an execl system call.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-3485 is rated High Exploit Risk (69.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.78%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24578 | exploit_db | edb | 2013-03-05 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 20443 | exploit_db | edb | 2012-08-11 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 27.76% | 3.78% | -23.98% |
| 2 | 2026-01-23 | 25.87% | 27.76% | +1.89% |
| 3 | 2025-05-13 | — | 25.87% | — |
Full EPSS history (14 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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3.9 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| tunnelblick | <= 3.3beta20 | cpe:2.3:a:google:tunnelblick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |