CVE-2025-64724
Arduino IDE is an integrated development environment. Prior to version 2.3.7, Arduino IDE for macOS is installed with world-writable file permissions on sensitive application components, allowing any local user to replace legitimate files with malicious code. When another user launches the application, the malicious code executes with that user's privileges, enabling privilege escalation and unauthorized access to sensitive data. The fix is included starting from the `2.3.7` release.
Published:Dec 18, 2025
Last Modified:Feb 19, 2026
EPS:Dec 18, 2025
EPSS Score:0.00012
CVSS Score:7.3
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Apple
Product
Macos
Apple
Macos
Vendor
Arduino
Product
Arduino
Arduino
Arduino
Vendor
Arduino
Product
Arduino Ide
Arduino
Arduino Ide
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
