Description
FrostWire 6.14.0-build-326 for macOS contains permissive entitlements (allow-dyld-environment-variables, disable-library-validation) that allow unprivileged local attackers to inject code into the FrostWire process via the DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES environment variable. This allows escalated privileges to arbitrary TCC-approved directories.
Published: 2025-10-02
Score: 5.1 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-32122 FrostWire 6.14.0-build-326 for macOS contains permissive entitlements (allow-dyld-environment-variables, disable-library-validation) that allow unprivileged local attackers to inject code into the FrostWire process via the DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES environment variable. This allows escalated privileges to arbitrary TCC-approved directories.
History

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 08:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Frostwire
Frostwire frostwire
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos
Frostwire
Frostwire frostwire

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-269
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 02 Oct 2025 14:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description FrostWire 6.14.0-build-326 for macOS contains permissive entitlements (allow-dyld-environment-variables, disable-library-validation) that allow unprivileged local attackers to inject code into the FrostWire process via the DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES environment variable. This allows escalated privileges to arbitrary TCC-approved directories.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-02T19:25:13.410Z

Reserved: 2025-08-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2025-57443

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-10-02T19:25:02.034Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-10-02T15:15:53.267

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2025-57443

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-10-03T08:22:48Z

Weaknesses