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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.\n\nThis issue has been fixed in 3.1.4.2 version of GIMP.","publishedAt":"2025-08-11T12:21:48.487Z","updatedAt":"2025-08-11T19:45:08.822Z","severity":{"score":4.8,"label":"Medium","version":"4.0","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","source":"CERT-PL"},"assigner":"CERT-PL","products":["GIMP GIMP"],"affected":[{"vendor":"GIMP","product":"GIMP","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"0","status":"affected","lessThan":"3.1.4.2","versionType":"custom"}],"platforms":["MacOS"],"repo":"https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/"}],"references":["https://gitlab.gnome.org/Infrastructure/gimp-macos-build","https://cert.pl/en/posts/2025/08/tcc-bypass/","https://www.jamf.com/blog/zero-day-tcc-bypass-discovered-in-xcsset-malware/","https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/13848"],"weaknesses":["CWE-276"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:10:04.440Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2025/8xxx/CVE-2025-8672.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.1","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2025-8672","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2025-08-11T12:21:48.487Z","dateUpdated":"2025-08-11T19:45:08.822Z","assignerShortName":"CERT-PL","assignerOrgId":"4bb8329e-dd38-46c1-aafb-9bf32bcb93c6","dateReserved":"2025-08-06T12:01:36.272Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"TCC Bypass via Inherited Permissions in Bundled Interpreter in GIMP.app","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"MacOS version of GIMP bundles a Python interpreter that inherits the Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) permissions\ngranted by the user to the main application bundle. 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