# CVE-2018-25361: Soroush IM Desktop App 0.17.0 Authentication Bypass via Database Injection

> Local attackers can bypass authentication and access all stored data by injecting pre-encrypted database entries using a constant encryption key.

- **Severity:** High 7.0 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 May 2026
- **Updated:** 27 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c9g7-w3c8-9989

## What is CVE-2018-25361?

CVE-2018-25361 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Soroush IM Desktop App, published on 25 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Soroush IM Desktop App 0.17.0 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows local attackers to remove passcodes by injecting pre-encrypted database entries using a constant encryption key. Attackers can inject malicious database records into the application's database files to unlock the client and access all stored data, chats, images, and files without knowing the original passcode.

Weakness: CWE-290 (Authentication Bypass by Spoofing)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-25361?


## How do I fix CVE-2018-25361?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-25361 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-25361 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-25361 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-25361 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-25361 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Soroush IM Desktop App, published on 25 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-25361 exists.

Affected product: Soroush IM Desktop App. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-25361/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-25361/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-25361
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25361
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-25361

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