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Prospects of ExpressVPN have been notified of a vulnerability in the newest model of the Home windows app that permitted some DNS requests to be routed to a third-party server, normally the consumer’s web service supplier (ISP).
After a reviewer identified that there is likely to be an issue with the way in which the app handles DNS requests for customers who’ve “break up tunneling enabled,” ExpressVPN’s engineers swiftly launched a repair for the Model 12 app for Home windows.
Engineers have quickly eliminated a characteristic from its Home windows app to scale back the potential of mishandling DNS requests.
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Overview of the ExpressVPN Flaw
A consumer’s DNS requests needs to be routed to an ExpressVPN server when they’re related to the service. Nevertheless, the flaw made it doable for a few of these requests to be routed to a distinct server—sometimes, the consumer’s ISP—as a substitute of the unique server.
“This lets the ISP see what domains are being visited by that consumer, corresponding to google.com, though the ISP nonetheless can’t see any particular person webpages, searches, or different on-line habits,” the VPN supplier reviews.
“All contents of the consumer’s on-line site visitors stay encrypted and unviewable by the ISP or another third celebration.”
VPN skilled and employees author at CNET, Attila Tomaschek, contacted ExpressVPN to report that he was observing DNS requests on his Home windows pc that weren’t going to ExpressVPN’s devoted servers as anticipated.
Notably, this occurred when he enabled break up tunneling, which limits which apps could ship site visitors throughout the VPN.
To cut back the doable continued threat to shoppers, ExpressVPN launched an replace that fully disabled break up tunneling on one app platform, Model 12, for Home windows, though the vulnerability is assumed to have an effect on lower than 1% of customers.
“The characteristic will stay deactivated whereas engineers examine and repair the issue”, the report stated.
Affected Variations
All variations launched between 12.23.1 and 12.72.0 are affected by this challenge on Home windows.
Repair Accessible
On Home windows, customers of ExpressVPN variations 12.23.1 to 12.72.0 ought to replace to the newest model, 12.73.0.
In the event you use the Home windows Model 12 app, you should replace to the newest model if it hasn’t up to date itself beforehand. Customers don’t must take any motion if they’re utilizing the Home windows Model 10 app or any of the apps for different platforms and units.
As quickly as engineers are sure that the DNS challenge has been mounted, break up tunneling will resume on Model 12. It’s nonetheless accessible within the Home windows app model 10 and is working because it ought to.
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