LocalSend is Vulnerable to Man-in-the-Middle Attacks, Leading to File Interception
Published Aug 1, 2025
9.3
CRITICALCVSS 4.0
EPSS 0.27%
Description
LocalSend is an open-source app to securely share files and messages with nearby devices over local networks without needing an internet connection. In versions 1.16.1 and below, a critical Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) vulnerability in the software's discovery protocol allows an unauthenticated attacker on the same local network to impersonate legitimate devices, silently intercepting, reading, and modifying any file transfer. This can be used to steal sensitive data or inject malware, like ransomware, into files shared between trusted users. The attack is hardly detectable and easy to implement, posing a severe and immediate security risk. This issue was fixed in version 1.17.0.
Affected products
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- Version <= 1.17.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
1 other source (NVD) ▾
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
PoCAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Aug 4, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2025–2026- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (3 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.27% (0.00267) | 17.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.24% (0.00244) | 15.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 0.01% (0.00010) | 0.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
References (3)
- https://github.com/localsend/localsend/commit/e8635204ec782ded45bc7d698deb60f3c4105687 x_refsource_MISCPatch
- https://github.com/localsend/localsend/releases/tag/v1.17.0 x_refsource_MISCRelease Notes
- https://github.com/localsend/localsend/security/advisories/GHSA-424h-5f6m-x63f exploitx_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/localsend/localsend/commit/e8635204ec782ded45bc7d698deb60f3c4105687 | x_refsource_MISCPatch | |
| https://github.com/localsend/localsend/releases/tag/v1.17.0 | x_refsource_MISCRelease Notes | |
| https://github.com/localsend/localsend/security/advisories/GHSA-424h-5f6m-x63f | exploitx_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
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