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CRITICAL

LocalSend is Vulnerable to Man-in-the-Middle Attacks, Leading to File Interception

Published Aug 1, 2025

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

Remediation

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Weaknesses (2)

References (3)

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner GitHub_M
Published Aug 1, 2025
Updated Aug 4, 2025
Reserved Jul 29, 2025
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Aug 4, 2025
NVD
Status Analyzed
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a