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TI-2025-40478 Aliases CVE-2025-65841GHSA-68mr-3v5h-4p22

Aquarius Desktop 3.0.069 for macOS stores user authentication credentials in the local…

Priority MEDIUM 61CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

Aquarius Desktop 3.0.069 for macOS stores user authentication credentials in the local file ~/Library/Application Support/Aquarius/aquarius.settings using a weak obfuscation scheme. The password is "encrypted" through predictable byte-substitution that can be trivially reversed, allowing immediate recovery of the plaintext value. Any attacker who can read this settings file can fully compromise the victim's Aquarius account by importing the stolen configuration into their own client or login through the vendor website. This results in complete account takeover, unauthorized access to cloud-synchronized data, and the ability to perform authenticated actions as the user.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00216 12th 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
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
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:acustica-audio:aquarius:3.0.069:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*3.0.069VulnerableAcustica-audio
  • cpe:2.3:a:acustica-audio:aquarius:3.0.069:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* Versions 3.0.069 Vulnerable ·Acustica-audio

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-65841
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-68mr-3v5h-4p22

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2025-40480 Aquarius Desktop 3.0.069 for macOS contains an insecure file handling vulnerability in… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7

Sources

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