CVE-2025-66005Public exploit

Local privilege escalation via unauthenticated D-Bus methods

Published Jan 14, 2026 · Updated Jan 14, 2026

Incorrect authorization in ShadowBlip InputPlumber before 0.63.0 allows local users to disclose files, exhaust memory, or inject input. The root-privileged InputManager D-Bus service exposes CreateCompositeDevice and CreateTargetDevice without authorization, parsing caller-selected paths and creating a virtual keyboard. Any local account can reach the system bus; injected keystrokes affect only the active login or desktop session, while crafted paths can disclose root-readable data or hang the daemon.

CVSS severity8.5
High
EPSS probability0.21%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect authorization in ShadowBlip InputPlumber before 0.63.0 allows local users to disclose files, exhaust memory, or inject input. The root-privileged InputManager D-Bus service exposes CreateCompositeDevice and CreateTargetDevice without authorization, parsing caller-selected paths and creating a virtual keyboard. Any local account can reach the system bus; injected keystrokes affect only the active login or desktop session, while crafted paths can disclose root-readable data or hang the daemon.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-66005
Published
Jan 14, 2026
Updated
Jan 14, 2026
Vendor
ShadowBlip
Product
InputPlumber
Classifications
CWE-863, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 14, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 14, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=? <0.63.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

ShadowBlip · InputPlumberversion=? <0.63.0

Published CVSS scores

8.5SUSECVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-863Improper Authorization
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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