TI-2018-15586 Aliases CVE-2018-25361 GHSA-c9g7-w3c8-9989

Soroush IM Desktop App 0.17.0 Authentication Bypass via Database Injection

MEDIUM 64CWE-290Published 2026-05-25 · Updated 2026-05-27

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Attack requirements: None
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-290.

Summary

Soroush IM Desktop App 0.17.0 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows local attackers to remove passcodes by injecting pre-encrypted database entries using a constant encryption key. Attackers can inject malicious database records into the application's database files to unlock the client and access all stored data, chats, images, and files without knowing the original passcode.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00122 1st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Soroush	Soroush IM Desktop App	0.17.0	—	No fix listed	CNA

Soroush IM Desktop App VendorSoroush Affected 0.17.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-25361
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c9g7-w3c8-9989

References

Exploit 1

ExploitDB-45171

Other 2

Sources

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