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GHSA-M2WV-P5GG-25GQ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-06-20 12:30 – Updated: 2026-01-21 12:30

Details

The Phoenix Code's configuration on macOS, specifically the presence of entitlements: "com.apple.security.cs.allow-dyld-environment-variables" and "com.apple.security.cs.disable-library-validation" allows for Dynamic Library (Dylib) injection. A local attacker with unprivileged access can use environment variables like DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES to successfully inject code in application's context and bypass Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC). Acquired resource access is limited to previously granted permissions by the user. Access to other resources beyond granted-permissions requires user interaction with a system prompt asking for permission.

This issue was fixed in commit 0c75fb57f89d0b7d9b180026bc2624b7dcf807da

Severity ?

4.8 (Medium)


                  
                    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

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CVE-2025-5255 (GCVE-0-2025-5255)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-06-20 10:01 – Updated: 2026-01-21 11:22 X_Open Source

Title

TCC Bypass via Dylib Injection in Phoenix Code

Summary

Severity ?

4.8 (Medium)


                        
                          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

CWE

CWE-276 - Incorrect Default Permissions

Assigner

CERT-PL

References

URL

Tags

	https://cert.pl/en/posts/2025/06/tcc-bypass/	third-party-advisory
	https://phcode.dev/	product
	https://github.com/phcode-dev/phoenix-desktop/com…	patch

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Core.ai	Phoenix Code	Affected: 0 , ≤ 4.0.3 (semver)

Credits

Karol Mazurek - Afine Team

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Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-M2WV-P5GG-25GQ

CVE-2025-5255 (GCVE-0-2025-5255)

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