CVE-2025-15523
TCC Bypass via Inherited Permissions in Bundled Interpreter in Inkscape.app
MacOS version of Inkscape bundles a Python interpreter that inherits the Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) permissions granted by the user to the main application bundle. An attacker with local user access can invoke this interpreter with arbitrary commands or scripts, leveraging the application's previously granted TCC permissions to access user's files in privacy-protected folders without triggering user prompts. Accessing other resources beyond previously granted TCC permissions will prompt the user for approval in the name of Inkscape, potentially disguising attacker's malicious intent.
This issue has been fixed in 1.4.3 version of Inkscape.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
4.8
TCC Bypass via Inherited Permissions in Bundled Interpreter in Inkscape.app
MacOS version of Inkscape bundles a Python interpreter that inherits the Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) permissions granted by the user to the main application bundle. An attacker with local user access can invoke this interpreter with arbitrary commands or scripts, leveraging the application's previously granted TCC permissions to access user's files in privacy-protected folders without triggering user prompts. Accessing other resources beyond previously granted TCC permissions will prompt the user for approval in the name of Inkscape, potentially disguising attacker's malicious intent.
This issue has been fixed in 1.4.3 version of Inkscape.
- Record
CVE-2025-15523- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-4154
4.8
MacOS version of Inkscape bundles a Python interpreter that inherits the Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) permissions granted by the user to the main application bundle. An attacker with local user access can invoke this interpreter with arbitrary commands or scripts, leveraging the application's previously granted TCC permissions to access user's files in privacy-protected folders without triggering user prompts. Accessing other resources beyond previously granted TCC permissions will prompt the user for approval in the name of Inkscape, potentially disguising attacker's malicious intent.
This issue has been fixed in 1.4.3 version of Inkscape.
- Record
EUVD-2026-4154- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2rgp-qxg7-fcg5
4.8
MacOS version of Inkscape bundles a Python interpreter that inherits the Transparency, Consent,...
MacOS version of Inkscape bundles a Python interpreter that inherits the Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) permissions granted by the user to the main application bundle. An attacker with local user access can invoke this interpreter with arbitrary commands or scripts, leveraging the application's previously granted TCC permissions to access user's files in privacy-protected folders without triggering user prompts. Accessing other resources beyond previously granted TCC permissions will prompt the user for approval in the name of Inkscape, potentially disguising attacker's malicious intent.
This issue has been fixed in 1.4.3 version of Inkscape.
- Record
GHSA-2rgp-qxg7-fcg5- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
4.8
MacOS version of Inkscape bundles a Python interpreter that inherits the Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) permissions granted by the user to the main application bundle. An attacker with local user access can invoke this interpreter with arbitrary commands or scripts, leveraging the application's previously granted TCC permissions to access user's files in privacy-protected folders without triggering user prompts. Accessing other resources beyond previously granted TCC permissions will prompt the user for approval in the name of Inkscape, potentially disguising attacker's malicious intent.
This issue has been fixed in 1.4.3 version of Inkscape.
- Record
CVE-2025-15523- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
4.8
TCC Bypass via Inherited Permissions in Bundled Interpreter in Inkscape.app
MacOS version of Inkscape bundles a Python interpreter that inherits the Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) permissions granted by the user to the main application bundle. An attacker with local user access can invoke this interpreter with arbitrary commands or scripts, leveraging the application's previously granted TCC permissions to access user's files in privacy-protected folders without triggering user prompts. Accessing other resources beyond previously granted TCC permissions will prompt the user for approval in the name of Inkscape, potentially disguising attacker's malicious intent.
This issue has been fixed in 1.4.3 version of Inkscape.
- Record
CVE-2025-15523- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-15523
4.8
MacOS version of Inkscape bundles a Python interpreter that inherits the Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) permissions granted by the user to the main application bundle. An attacker with local user access can invoke this interpreter with arbitrary commands or scripts, leveraging the application's previously granted TCC permissions to access user's files in privacy-protected folders without triggering user prompts. Accessing other resources beyond previously granted TCC permissions will prompt the user for approval in the name of Inkscape, potentially disguising attacker's malicious intent. This issue has been fixed in 1.4.3 version of Inkscape.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-15523- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
inkscapeUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.91-5ubuntu20.91-6ubuntu20.91-6ubuntu50.91-7ubuntu10.91-7ubuntu2 |
None known |
inkscapeUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.92.2-1build10.92.2-20.92.2-30.92.2-3build10.92.3~pre0-10.92.3-1 |
None known |
inkscapeUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.92.4-40.92.4-4build20.92.4-5ubuntu20.92.4-5ubuntu3.10.92.4-5ubuntu50.92.5-1ubuntu10.92.5-1ubuntu1.1 |
None known |
inkscapeUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.1.1-2ubuntu11.1.1-2ubuntu41.1.1-3ubuntu11.1.1-3ubuntu21.1.2-1ubuntu11.1.2-3ubuntu1 |
None known |
inkscapeUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.2.2-2ubuntu41.2.2-2ubuntu51.2.2-2ubuntu61.2.2-2ubuntu71.2.2-2ubuntu101.2.2-2ubuntu111.2.2-2ubuntu12 |
None known |
inkscapeUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.2.2-8build11.4-6ubuntu11.4.2-0ubuntu11.4.2-0ubuntu31.4.2-3 |
None known |
inkscapeUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.4.3-0ubuntu21.4.3-11.4.3-2 |
None known |
inkscapeUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.4.2-31.4.2-3build11.4.3-0ubuntu11.4.3-0ubuntu2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-15523 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Inkscape, published January 22, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.16%, the 5th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
inkscape.org
cert.pl/en/posts/2026/01/CVE-2025-15523
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-15523
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2rgp-qxg7-fcg5
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/15xxx/CVE-2025-15523.json
gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-15523
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-15523