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

published 2026-03-04 8 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-208272

cvss: 6.6; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 19%
public exploits: 0; none known

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.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 links 2

grahampugh erase-install 41.0

github.com/grahampugh/erase-install@2c31239 commit
github.com/grahampugh/erase-install#574 pull request

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 8 mo ago (2026-03-04)

Exploit prediction

0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/malvector/CVE-2025-70342 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	6.6	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CNA	3.1	6.6	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

github.com /grahampugh/erase-install/pull/574
issue-tracking, patch
github.com /grahampugh/erase-install/commit/2c31239fb8519d87577514b3db9ddb0771232a21
patch
github.com /malvector/CVE-2025-70342
exploit, mitigation, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2025-70342
NVD CVE-2025-70342

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary