CVE-2025-70342 Information disclosure in n/a
An attacker can intercept admin credentials by creating a named pipe at a hardcoded path, leading to potential privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-70342?
CVE-2025-70342 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
erase-install prior to v40.4 commit 2c31239 writes swiftDialog credential output to a hardcoded path /var/tmp/dialog.json. This allows an unauthenticated attacker to intercept admin credentials entered during reinstall/erase operations via creating a named pipe.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-70342?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Grahampugh Erase-Install.
How do I fix CVE-2025-70342?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-70342 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-70342 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-70342 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hvcg-m532-f2wh.