GIMP up to 2.99.10 on macOS TCC default permission

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A vulnerability was found in GIMP on macOS. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component TCC Handler. Performing a manipulation results in default permission. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-8672. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in GIMP on macOS. This affects an unknown code block of the component TCC Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a default permission vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-276. During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was released with Karol Mazurek. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-8672 since 08/06/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1222 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 3.1.4.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1759). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

• Open Source GIMP

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Type

• Image Processing Software

Name

• GIMP

Version

• 1.2.5
• 1.18beta2
• 2.0
• 2.0.5
• 2.2
• 2.2.0
• 2.2.3
• 2.2.4
• 2.2.6
• 2.2.8
• 2.2.9
• 2.2.10
• 2.2.11
• 2.2.12
• 2.2.13
• 2.2.14
• 2.2.15
• 2.3.0
• 2.3.3
• 2.3.9
• 2.3.14
• 2.4.0
• 2.4.1
• 2.4.2
• 2.4.3
• 2.4.4
• 2.4.5
• 2.4.6
• 2.4.7
• 2.5.0
• 2.6.0
• 2.6.1
• 2.6.2
• 2.6.3
• 2.6.4
• 2.6.5
• 2.6.6
• 2.6.7
• 2.6.8
• 2.6.9
• 2.6.10
• 2.6.11
• 2.6.12
• 2.6.13
• 2.7.0
• 2.8.0
• 2.8.22
• 2.10.30
• 2.99.10

License

• open-source

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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