Medium 6.6Published Mar 4, 2026

CVE-2025-70342erase-install prior to v40.4 commit 2c31239 writes swiftDialog credential output to a hardcoded path /var/tmp/dialog.json.

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 06:10 UTC)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

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.

CVSS: 6.6 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-732
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Jun 17, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

grahampugh erase-install grahampugh:erase-install	before 41.0	NVD

References

https://github.com/grahampugh/erase-install/commit/2c31239fb8519d87577514b3db9ddb0771232a21patch
https://github.com/grahampugh/erase-install/pull/574issue-tracking, patch
https://github.com/malvector/CVE-2025-70342exploit, mitigation, third-party-advisory

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