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CVE-2025-8597— Privilege Escalation via get-task-allow entitlement in MacVim.app

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Affected
MacVim MacVim
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

MacVim是MacVim开源的一个文本编辑器。 MacVim存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于调试工具授权不当，可能导致本地攻击者读取或修改进程内存。

AI Predicted 5.5 Difficulty: Easy EPSS 0.14% · P4

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1055 · Process Injection
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2025-8597

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Privilege Escalation via get-task-allow entitlement in MacVim.app
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
MacVim's configuration on macOS, specifically the presence of entitlement "com.apple.security.get-task-allow", allows local attackers with unprivileged access (e.g. via a malicious application) to attach a debugger, read or modify the process memory, inject code in the application's context despite being signed with Hardened Runtime and bypass 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. According to Apple documentation, when a non-root user runs an app with the debugging tool entitlement, the system presents an authorization dialog asking for a system administrator's credentials. Since there is no prompt when the target process has "get-task-allow" entitlement, the presence of this entitlement was decided to be treated as a vulnerability because it removes one step needed to perform an attack. This issue was fixed in build r181.2
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
将系统数据暴露到未授权控制的范围
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
MacVim 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
MacVim是MacVim开源的一个文本编辑器。 MacVim存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于调试工具授权不当，可能导致本地攻击者读取或修改进程内存。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
MacVim MacVim 0 ~ r181.2 -

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IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same product: MacVim
Same weakness: CWE-497

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