CVE-2025-34089 Remote for Mac Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via AppleScript Injection
Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary code on macOS hosts via AppleScript injection when authentication is disabled in Remote for Mac.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-34089?
CVE-2025-34089 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Aexol Studio Remote for Mac, published on 3 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability exists in Remote for Mac, a macOS remote control utility developed by Aexol Studio, in versions up to and including 2025.7. When the application is configured with authentication disabled (i.e., the "Allow unknown devices" option is enabled), the /api/executeScript endpoint is exposed without access control. This allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject arbitrary AppleScript payloads via the X-Script HTTP header, resulting in code execution using do shell script. Successful exploitation grants attackers the ability to run arbitrary commands on the macOS host with the privileges of the Remote for Mac background process.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-34089?
How do I fix CVE-2025-34089?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-34089 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-2025-34089 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-34089 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5pfw-6387-hgmr.