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CVE-2025-55671

CVE-2025-55671: TkEasyGUI Affected by Uncontrolled Search Path Element Issue

Uncontrolled search path element issue exists in TkEasyGUI versions prior to v1.0.22. If this vulnerability is exploited, arbitrary code may be executed with the privilege of running the program.

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CVE-2025-55671

CVE-2025-55671:

7.8

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3.0

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Technical Details

Package Name	Ecosystem	Vulnerable Versions	First Patched Version
TkEasyGUI	pip	< 1.0.22	1.0.22

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Root Cause Analysis

The vulnerability analysis identified an Uncontrolled Search Path Element (CWE-427) weakness in the TkEasyGUI library, specifically within the popup_notify feature. The root cause lies in the send_notification_win and send_notification_mac functions, which are responsible for displaying system notifications on Windows and macOS, respectively.

In vulnerable versions (< 1.0.22), these functions invoked system commands (powershell and osascript) via subprocess.run without providing an absolute file path. This behavior forces the operating system to search for the executable in the directories listed in the PATH environment variable, which often includes the current working directory as the first location. An attacker could exploit this by placing a malicious executable with the same name (e.g., powershell.exe on Windows) in the directory where the vulnerable application is launched. When the popup_notify function is called, the attacker's malicious executable would be run instead of the legitimate system utility, resulting in arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the running application.

The patch applied in version 1.0.22 mitigates this by explicitly defining the full, absolute path to the powershell and osascript executables, ensuring that only the trusted system utilities can be executed and eliminating the dangerous reliance on the system's search path.

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