CVE-2025-8672

MEDIUM EPSS 21.7%
Published Aug 11, 202510mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
4.8 CVSS 4.0
Medium
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Published Aug 11, 2025 10mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

MacOS version of GIMP 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 GIMP, potentially disguising attacker's malicious intent. This issue has been fixed in 3.1.4.2 version of GIMP.

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
21.7% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-276

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
gimpgimp*≥3.0.2
applemacos*any

References 4

  • cert.pl https://cert.pl/en/posts/2025/08/tcc-bypass/
    Third Party Advisory
  • gitlab.gnome.org https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/13848
    Issue Tracking
  • gitlab.gnome.org https://gitlab.gnome.org/Infrastructure/gimp-macos-build
    Product
  • jamf.com https://www.jamf.com/blog/zero-day-tcc-bypass-discovered-in-xcsset-malware/
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.