IoT Nasal Script Sandbox Bypass Allows Arbitrary File Write
CVE-2025-0781 Published on January 28, 2025
Incorrect Authorization in SimGear
An attacker can bypass the sandboxing of Nasal scripts and arbitrarily write to any file path that the user has permission to modify at the operating-system level.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-0781 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is an AuthZ Vulnerability?
The software performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.
CVE-2025-0781 has been classified to as an AuthZ vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-0781
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Affected Versions
FlightGear SimGear:- Before and including 2020.3.19 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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