CVE-2025-54792

Summary

LocalSend is an open-source app to securely share files and messages with nearby devices over local networks without needing an internet connection. In versions 1.16.1 and below, a critical Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) vulnerability in the software's discovery protocol allows an unauthenticated attacker on the same local network to impersonate legitimate devices, silently intercepting, reading, and modifying any file transfer. This can be used to steal sensitive data or inject malware, like ransomware, into files shared between trusted users. The attack is hardly detectable and easy to implement, posing a severe and immediate security risk. This issue was fixed in version 1.17.0.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
localsendlocalsend<= 1.17.0affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-300: CWE-300: Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint
  • CWE-345: CWE-345: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: poc
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: total

Additional References

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