CVE-2025-8672

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 v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

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

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-08-11 13:15

Updated : 2025-09-12 14:53

NVD link : CVE-2025-8672

Mitre link : CVE-2025-8672

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-8672

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gimp

gimp

apple

macos

CWE

CWE-276

Incorrect Default Permissions

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