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TI-2025-40069 Aliases CVE-2025-64724

Arduino IDE for macOS has Insecure File Permissions

Priority LOW 21CWE-276Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Arduino IDE is an integrated development environment. Prior to version 2.3.7, Arduino IDE for macOS is installed with world-writable file permissions on sensitive application components, allowing any local user to replace legitimate files with malicious code. When another user launches the application, the malicious code executes with that user's privileges, enabling privilege escalation and unauthorized access to sensitive data. The fix is included starting from the `2.3.7` release.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00126 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed arduino-ide (arduino): 2.3.7

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
arduinoarduino-idebefore 2.3.72.3.7Patch availableCNA
  • arduino-ide Vendorarduino Affected before 2.3.7 Fixed in 2.3.7 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:arduino:arduino_ide:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.3.7Vulnerablearduino
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onApple
  • cpe:2.3:a:arduino:arduino_ide:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.3.7 Vulnerable ·arduino
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Apple

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA arduino-ide (arduino) Fixed in 2.3.7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-64724

References

Patch 2

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2025-40068 Arduino IDE for macOS has TCC Bypass via Dynamic Library Injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8

Sources

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