CVE-2023-2754 Plaintext transmission of DNS requests in Windows 1.1.1.1 WARP client

High 7.4 Published Updated

An attacker on the local network can view DNS queries from a Windows device using Cloudflare WARP if IPv6 is enabled and specific network conditions are met.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-2754?

CVE-2023-2754 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cloudflare WARP, published on 3 Aug 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Cloudflare WARP client for Windows assigns loopback IPv4 addresses for the DNS Servers, since WARP acts as local DNS server that performs DNS queries in a secure manner, however, if a user is connected to WARP over an IPv6-capable network, te WARP client did not assign loopback IPv6 addresses but Unique Local Addresses, which under certain conditions could point towards unknown devices in the same local network which enables an Attacker to view DNS queries made by the device.

Weakness: CWE-319

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2754?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cloudflare Warp.

How do I fix CVE-2023-2754?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2754 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-2754 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2754 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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