CVE-2025-4280

MEDIUM EPSS 4.4%
Published May 22, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
4.8 CVSS 4.0
Medium
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Published May 22, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

MacOS version of Poedit bundles a Python interpreter that inherits the Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) permissions granted by the user to the main application bundle. An attacker with local user access can invoke this interpreter with arbitrary commands or scripts, leveraging the application's previously granted TCC permissions to access user's files in privacy-protected folders without triggering user prompts. Accessing other resources beyond previously granted TCC permissions will prompt the user for approval in the name of Poedit, potentially disguising attacker's malicious intent. This issue has been fixed in 3.6.3 version of Poedit.

CVSS Details

Base Score
4.8
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
4.4% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-276

References 5

  • cert.pl https://cert.pl/en/posts/2025/05/CVE-2025-4280
  • cert.pl https://cert.pl/posts/2025/05/CVE-2025-4280
  • github.com https://github.com/vslavik/poedit
  • github.com https://github.com/vslavik/poedit/security/advisories/GHSA-8fcw-v6gr-hp34
  • poedit.net https://poedit.net

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.