CVE-2025-1353

Local code execution via untrusted DLL search

Published Feb 16, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2025

Untrusted search path handling in profapi.dll in Kong Inc. Insomnia 10.3.0 and earlier allows local users to execute code. The record does not identify the affected function or the search location that accepts attacker-controlled DLL content. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access and high complexity, and Kong Inc. reports that it could not reproduce the claimed behavior, leaving the vulnerability disputed.

CVSS severity7.0
High
EPSS probability0.18%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Untrusted search path handling in profapi.dll in Kong Inc. Insomnia 10.3.0 and earlier allows local users to execute code. The record does not identify the affected function or the search location that accepts attacker-controlled DLL content. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access and high complexity, and Kong Inc. reports that it could not reproduce the claimed behavior, leaving the vulnerability disputed.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-1353
Published
Feb 16, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2025
Vendor
Kong Inc.
Product
Insomnia
Classifications
CWE-426, T1574.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 16, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 26, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.0
  2. Affected versionversion=10.1
  3. Affected versionversion=10.2
  4. Affected versionversion=10.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Kong Inc. · Insomniaversion=10.0; version=10.1; version=10.2; version=10.3

Published CVSS scores

7.0VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-426Untrusted Search Path
T1574.001Hijack Execution Flow: DLL

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