Sublime Text 3 Build 3208 or prior for MacOS is vulnerable to Dylib Injection.
Priority HIGH 82CWE-427Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.
Summary
Sublime Text 3 Build 3208 or prior for MacOS is vulnerable to Dylib Injection. An attacker could compile a .dylib file and force the execution of this library in the context of the Sublime Text application.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0053 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sublimetext:sublime_text_3:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* | before 3.2.2 | Vulnerable | Sublimetext |
- cpe:2.3:a:sublimetext:sublime_text_3:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* Versions before 3.2.2 Vulnerable ·Sublimetext
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-65741
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vq8r-x7fq-6487
References
More Sublimetext Sublime Text 3 vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-06585 DLL hijacking is possible in Sublime Text 3 version 3.1.1 build 3176 on 32-bit Windows… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2017-05925 Sublime Text 3 Build 3126 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service or… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-65741 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-65741 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vq8r-x7fq-6487 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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