CVE 9.3 CRITICAL

LocalSend is Vulnerable to Man-in-the-Middle Attacks, Leading to File Interception_CVE-2025-54792

9.3 / 10
CRITICAL
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

Description

LocalSend is an open-source app to securely share files and messages with nearby devices over local networks without needing an internet connection. In versions 1.16.1 and below, a critical Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) vulnerability in the software's discovery protocol allows an unauthenticated attacker on the same local network to impersonate legitimate devices, silently intercepting, reading, and modifying any file transfer. This can be used to steal sensitive data or inject malware, like ransomware, into files shared between trusted users. The attack is hardly detectable and easy to implement, posing a severe and immediate security risk. This issue was fixed in version 1.17.0.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2025-54792
Source GitHub_M
Published Aug 1, 2025 at 23:04
Modified Aug 4, 2025 at 14:19

Affected Product

Vendor localsend
Product localsend
Version <= 1.17.0
Affected Versions localsend localsend <= 1.17.0

CWE Classification

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