VDB-342325 · CVE-2025-15523 · Nessus 297407

Inkscape up to 1.4.2 on macOS default permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Inkscape up to 1.4.2 on macOS. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes default permission. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-15523. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Inkscape up to 1.4.2 on macOS. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a default permission vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-276. During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

MacOS version of Inkscape 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 Inkscape, potentially disguising attacker's malicious intent. This issue has been fixed in 1.4.3 version of Inkscape.

The weakness was published with AFINE Team. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-15523 since 01/14/2026. The exploitation appears 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.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 297407 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-15523), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 1.4.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (297407). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Name

Inkscape

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Default permission
CWE: CWE-276 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 297407
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-15523

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Inkscape 1.4.3

Timelineinfo

01/14/2026 CVE reserved
01/22/2026 +8 days Advisory disclosed
01/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/31/2026 +9 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Organization: AFINE Team
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-15523 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-15523
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-342325

Entryinfo

Created: 01/22/2026 16:17
Updated: 01/31/2026 23:39
Changes: 01/22/2026 16:17 (66), 01/31/2026 23:39 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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