MacOS version of GIMP 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 GIMP, potentially disguising attacker's malicious intent.

This issue has been fixed in 3.1.4.2 version of GIMP.
History

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Tue, 12 Aug 2025 08:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Gimp
Gimp gimp
Vendors & Products Gimp
Gimp gimp

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 11 Aug 2025 12:45:00 +0000

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Description MacOS version of GIMP 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 GIMP, potentially disguising attacker's malicious intent. This issue has been fixed in 3.1.4.2 version of GIMP.
Title TCC Bypass via Inherited Permissions in Bundled Interpreter in GIMP.app
Weaknesses CWE-276
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CERT-PL

Published:

Updated: 2025-08-11T19:45:08.822Z

Reserved: 2025-08-06T12:01:36.272Z

Link: CVE-2025-8672

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-08-11T19:45:05.301Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-08-11T13:15:37.880

Modified: 2025-08-22T15:24:02.933

Link: CVE-2025-8672

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-08-12T07:47:57Z