VDB-348733 · CVE-2025-70342 · EUVD-2025-208272

grahampugh erase-install up to 40.4 /var/tmp/dialog.json information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in grahampugh erase-install up to 40.4. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /var/tmp/dialog.json. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-70342. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in grahampugh erase-install up to 40.4. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file /var/tmp/dialog.json. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

erase-install prior to v40.4 commit 2c31239 writes swiftDialog credential output to a hardcoded path /var/tmp/dialog.json. This allows an unauthenticated attacker to intercept admin credentials entered during reinstall/erase operations via creating a named pipe.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-70342 since 01/09/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:var/tmp/dialog.json it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-208272). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

grahampugh

Name

erase-install

Version

Website

Product: https://github.com/grahampugh/erase-install/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

ADP CISA Base Score: 6.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

01/09/2026 CVE reserved
03/04/2026 +54 days Advisory disclosed
03/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/11/2026 +7 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-70342 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-70342
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-348733
EUVD: 🔒

Entryinfo

Created: 03/04/2026 16:17
Updated: 03/11/2026 03:22
Changes: 03/04/2026 16:17 (54), 03/04/2026 18:02 (1), 03/05/2026 01:46 (11), 03/11/2026 03:22 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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