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Description

MacOS version of Inkscape 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 Inkscape, potentially disguising attacker's malicious intent. This issue has been fixed in 1.4.3 version of Inkscape.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-01-14 | Published 2026-01-22 | Updated 2026-01-22 | Assigner CERT-PL




MEDIUM: 4.8CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Problem types

CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions

Product status

Default status
unaffected

Any version before 1.4.3
affected

Credits

Karol Mazurek and Hubert Decyusz (AFINE Team) finder

References

inkscape.org/ product

cert.pl/en/posts/2026/01/CVE-2025-15523/ third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2025-15523)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-15523)

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