CVE-2025-70342 describes a vulnerability in erase-install prior to v40.4 commit 2c31239, where swiftDialog credential output is written to a predictable path, /var/tmp/dialog.json. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to intercept admin credentials during reinstall/erase operations by creating a named pipe. Rated 6.6 MEDIUM (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N), the vulnerability requires local access and user interaction for exploitation, leading to high confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 41.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:grahampugh:erase-install:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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