CVE-2025-15523

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.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://cert.pl/en/posts/2026/01/CVE-2025-15523/
https://inkscape.org/

Configurations

No configuration.

History

22 Jan 2026, 15:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-01-22 15:16

Updated : 2026-01-26 15:04

NVD link : CVE-2025-15523

Mitre link : CVE-2025-15523

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-15523

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-276

Incorrect Default Permissions

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