# CVE-2023-7025: KylinSoft hedron-domain-hook DBus init_kcm access control

> Local attackers can exploit improper access controls in the DBus handler to escalate privileges within the KylinSoft operating system.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 24 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2m79-pc7w-p467

## What is CVE-2023-7025?

CVE-2023-7025 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in KylinSoft hedron-domain-hook, published on 21 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in KylinSoft hedron-domain-hook up to 3.8.0.12-0k0.5. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function init_kcm of the component DBus Handler. The manipulation leads to improper access controls. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-248578 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-7025?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Kylinos Hedron-Domain-Hook.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-7025?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7025 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-7025 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7025 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-7025 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-7025 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in KylinSoft hedron-domain-hook, published on 21 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7025 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: KylinSoft hedron-domain-hook. 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-2023-7025/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7025/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7025
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7025
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-7025

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7025/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.