CVE-2025-4081 TCC Bypass via Dylib Substitution in DaVinci Resolve
Local attackers can bypass macOS TCC protections in DaVinci Resolve by substituting dynamic libraries, accessing previously granted user resources without consent.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-4081?
CVE-2025-4081 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve, published on 29 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Use of entitlement "com.apple.security.cs.disable-library-validation" and lack of launch and library load constraints allows to substitute a legitimate dylib with malicious one. A local attacker with unprivileged access can execute the application with altered dynamic library successfully bypassing Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC). Acquired resource access is limited to previously granted permissions by the user. Access to other resources beyond granted-permissions requires user interaction with a system prompt asking for permission.
This issue affects DaVinci Resolve on macOS in all versions. Last tested version: 19.1.3
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-4081?
How do I fix CVE-2025-4081?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-4081 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-4081 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-4081 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g265-w27f-7cfm.