Description

erase-install prior to v40.4 commit 2c31239 writes swiftDialog credential output to a hardcoded path /var/tmp/dialog.json. This allows an unauthenticated attacker to intercept admin credentials entered during reinstall/erase operations via creating a named pipe.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z

Last Modified :

2026-03-04T15:59:22.134Z

Source :

mitre
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-70342 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Grahampugh
  • Erase-install
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2025-70342.

URL Resource
https://github.com/grahampugh/erase-install/commit/2c31239fb8519d87577514b3db9ddb0771232a21 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/grahampugh/erase-install/pull/574 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/malvector/CVE-2025-70342 cve-icon cve-icon
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