Vulnerability in Poedit
CVE-2025-4280
MacOS version of Poedit 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 Poedit, potentially disguising attacker's malicious intent. This issue has been fixed in 3.6.3 version of Poedit.
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EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (6.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 6.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Poedit — versions 2.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cert.pl/posts/2025/05/CVE-2025-4280 (third-party-advisory)
- cert.pl/en/posts/2025/05/CVE-2025-4280 (third-party-advisory)
- poedit.net (product)
- github.com/vslavik/poedit (product)
- github.com/vslavik/poedit/security/advisories/GHSA-8fcw-v6gr-hp34 (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-4280?
- CVE-2025-4280 is a vulnerability in Poedit, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. Published 2025-05-22.
- Is CVE-2025-4280 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.