# CVE-2025-70342: erase-install prior to v40.4 commit 2c31239 writes swiftDialog credential output to a hardcoded path /var/tmp/dialog.json.

- Severity: CVSS 6.6 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2026-03-04 · Updated: 2026-03-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

erase-install prior to v40.4 commit 2c31239 writes swiftDialog credential output to a hardcoded path /var/tmp/dialog.json. This allows an unauthenticated attacker to intercept admin credentials entered during reinstall/erase operations via creating a named pipe.

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## References

- https://github.com/grahampugh/erase-install/pull/574
- https://github.com/grahampugh/erase-install/commit/2c31239fb8519d87577514b3db9ddb0771232a21
- https://github.com/malvector/CVE-2025-70342

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