CVE-2025-1087 Arbitrary Code Execution in Kong Insomnia Desktop Application
Attackers can execute arbitrary code via template injection in Kong Insomnia due to insufficient input validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-1087?
CVE-2025-1087 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Kong Inc. Insomnia, published on 9 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Kong Insomnia Desktop Application before 11.0.2 contains a template injection vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when processing template strings, which can lead to arbitrary JavaScript execution in the context of the application.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1087?
How do I fix CVE-2025-1087?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-1087 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2025-1087 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-1087 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mvxq-6j8f-hrgw.