{"id":31621,"date":"2025-04-26T04:26:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T04:26:01","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-05-22T05:02:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T05:02:11","slug":"cve-2025-32958-critical-adept-language-vulnerability-allowing-malicious-code-execution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32958-critical-adept-language-vulnerability-allowing-malicious-code-execution\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-32958: Critical Adept Language Vulnerability Allowing Malicious Code Execution<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this blog post, we will delve into the details of a critical cybersecurity vulnerability identified in Adept, a general-purpose programming language. This vulnerability, designated as CVE-2025-32958, allows an attacker to exploit a weakness in the language\u2019s remoteBuild.yml workflow file prior to commit a1a41b7, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage. This presents a significant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-20698-windows-kernel-elevation-of-privilege-vulnerability-a-threat-to-system-security\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"47230\">threat to any system<\/a> or application that relies on the Adept language for its operations, making it a pressing issue that warrants urgent attention and action.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-32958<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical &#8211; CVSS Score of 9.8<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28197-ssrf-vulnerability-in-crawl4ai-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"37981\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3942059026\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Adept Language | Prior to commit a1a41b7<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit works by taking advantage of the Adept language\u2019s use of actions\/upload-artifact@v4 to upload the mac-standalone artifact, a zip of the current directory which includes the automatically <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-40071-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-sourcecodester-online-id-generator-system-1-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"36568\">generated .git\/config file<\/a> containing the run&#8217;s GITHUB_TOKEN. An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3200-unauthenticated-remote-attacker-exploiting-insecure-tls-protocols\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"47232\">attacker can exploit<\/a> this vulnerability by downloading the artifact before the end of the workflow. This provides a window of opportunity for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2021-47663-unauthenticated-remote-attacker-gaining-full-access-due-to-improper-json-web-tokens-implementation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"47231\">attacker to extract the token<\/a> and use it with the Github API to push malicious code or rewrite release commits in the AdeptLanguage\/Adept repository.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-513173173\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Below is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># Download the artifact\nwget https:\/\/github.com\/AdeptLanguage\/Adept\/actions\/artifacts\/download?artifact=mac-standalone.zip\n# Unzip the downloaded file\nunzip mac-standalone.zip\n# Extract GITHUB_TOKEN\ngrep -oP &#039;(?&lt;=token=).+&#039; .git\/config\n# Use token to push malicious code or rewrite commits\ncurl -H &quot;Authorization: token [TOKEN]&quot; https:\/\/api.github.com\/repos\/AdeptLanguage\/Adept\/git\/refs\/heads\/[branch] -d &#039;{ &quot;sha&quot;: &quot;[new commit sha]&quot; }&#039;<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker first downloads the artifact and extracts the GITHUB_TOKEN. The token is then used to push <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8714-critical-postgresql-vulnerability-allowing-malicious-code-injection-by-superusers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80623\">malicious code<\/a> or rewrite commits in the AdeptLanguage\/Adept repository. The potential impact of this exploit is severe, as it could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26927-epc-ai-hub-unrestricted-file-upload-vulnerability-leading-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"36109\">lead to system<\/a> compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation and Prevention<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, users are advised to apply the vendor-supplied patch from commit a1a41b7. In situations where patching is not immediately feasible, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) may serve as temporary mitigation. 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