CVE-2025-57443

Published Oct 2, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 5.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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

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
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Oct 2, 2025, 7:25 PM
Reserved
Aug 17, 2025, 12:00 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 2, 2025, 3:15 PM
Modified
Nov 5, 2026, 11:10 PM