Path traversal in usbmuxd - CVE-2025-66004
Published: December 16, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119989
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-66004
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: libimobiledevice
Affected software:
usbmuxd
usbmuxd
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A local user can delete and create files named "*.plist" as the "usbmux" user by sending a crafted "SavePairRecord" message to the daemon's world-writable UNIX socket..
How to mitigate CVE-2025-66004
Install updates from vendor's website.