CVE-2025-5255

MEDIUM EPSS 11.3%
Published Jun 20, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
4.8 CVSS 4.0
Medium
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Published Jun 20, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

The Phoenix Code's configuration on macOS, specifically the presence of entitlements: "com.apple.security.cs.allow-dyld-environment-variables" and "com.apple.security.cs.disable-library-validation" allows for Dynamic Library (Dylib) injection. A local attacker with unprivileged access can use environment variables like DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES to successfully inject code in application's context and bypass Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC). Acquired resource access is limited to previously granted permissions by the user. Access to other resources beyond granted-permissions requires user interaction with a system prompt asking for permission. This issue was fixed in commit 0c75fb57f89d0b7d9b180026bc2624b7dcf807da

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
11.3% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-276

References 3

  • cert.pl https://cert.pl/en/posts/2025/06/tcc-bypass/
  • github.com https://github.com/phcode-dev/phoenix-desktop/commit/ab5d5ffd04fbbab770c1ef6250cd0ec5323289c2
  • phcode.dev https://phcode.dev/

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.