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CVE-2025-57443: FrostWire · Improper Privilege Management

Source CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.1 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 11:07 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.1Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 2 Oct 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

European organizations should immediately audit their macOS endpoints to identify installations of FrostWire 6.14.0-build-326. Until an official patch is released, mitigation should include removing or disabling FrostWire on critical systems or restricting its use to non-sensitive environments. Employ endpoint protection solutions that monitor and block unauthorized use of environment variables like DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES. Implement strict local access controls and limit physical and remote access to macOS workstations. Use macOS security features such as System Integrity Protection (SIP) and ensure TCC permissions are tightly managed. Regularly monitor logs for suspicious activity related to FrostWire processes or unexpected code injection attempts. Educate users about the risks of running untrusted applications and enforce application whitelisting policies. Once a patch is available, prioritize its deployment across all affected systems.

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.

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