Improper certificate validation in LINE client for iOS
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-295.
Summary
LINE client for iOS prior to 15.4 allows man-in-the-middle attacks due to improper SSL/TLS certificate validation in an integrated financial SDK. The SDK interfered with the application's network processing, causing server certificate verification to be disabled for a significant portion of network traffic, which could allow a network-adjacent attacker to intercept or modify encrypted communications.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINE Corporation | LINE client for iOS | 15.3 to before 15.4 | 15.4 | Patch available | CNA |
- LINE client for iOS VendorLINE Corporation Affected 15.3 to before 15.4 Fixed in 15.4 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA LINE client for iOS (LINE Corporation) Fixed in 15.4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-14022
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-85v2-6j9h-fhq9
References
Advisory 1
More LINE Corporation vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-01613 Improper authentication in LINE Corporation Armeria CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2023-05112 Improper certificate validation in LINE client for iOS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-01060 Cross-site scripting in LINE Corporation Central Dogma CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2023-19873 Paths contain matrix variables bypass decorators CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-19973 LINE client for iOS before 12.17.0 might be crashed by sharing an invalid shared key of e2ee in group chat. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-15992 Missing authorization in LINE Corporation Central Dogma CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-14022 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-14022 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-85v2-6j9h-fhq9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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