CVE-2025-70342

MEDIUM

6.6

Description

erase-install prior to v40.4 commit 2c31239 writes swiftDialog credential output to a hardcoded path /var/tmp/dialog.json. This allows an unauthenticated attacker to intercept admin credentials entered during reinstall/erase operations via creating a named pipe.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score6.6

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published3/4/2026

Last Modified3/9/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

grahampugh:erase-install

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-732

References

https://github.com/grahampugh/erase-install/commit/2c31239fb8519d87577514b3db9ddb0771232a21(cve@mitre.org)

https://github.com/grahampugh/erase-install/pull/574(cve@mitre.org)

https://github.com/malvector/CVE-2025-70342(cve@mitre.org)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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