---
id: CVE-2025-65841
title: >-
  Aquarius Desktop 3.0.069 for macOS stores user authentication credentials in
  the local file ~/Library/Application Support/Aquarius/aquarius.settings using
  a weak obfuscation scheme
summary: >-
  Aquarius Desktop 3.0.069 for macOS stores user authentication credentials in
  the local file ~/Library/Application Support/Aquarius/aquarius.settings using
  a weak obfuscation scheme. The password is "encrypted" through predictable
  byte-su…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.2
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-284
vendor: acustica-audio
product: aquarius
affected:
  - aquarius = 3.0.069
published: '2025-12-03'
updated: '2026-07-05'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-65841'
references:
  - url: 'https://almightysec.com/account-takeover-via-weak-encryption/'
    label: cve@mitre.org
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00203
epssPercentile: 0.10561
ingestedAt: '2026-07-06T16:44:34.461Z'
---

## Overview

Aquarius Desktop 3.0.069 for macOS stores user authentication credentials in the local file ~/Library/Application Support/Aquarius/aquarius.settings using a weak obfuscation scheme. The password is "encrypted" through predictable byte-substitution that can be trivially reversed, allowing immediate recovery of the plaintext value. Any attacker who can read this settings file can fully compromise the victim's Aquarius account by importing the stolen configuration into their own client or login through the vendor website. This results in complete account takeover, unauthorized access to cloud-synchronized data, and the ability to perform authenticated actions as the user.

## Affected

- `aquarius = 3.0.069`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.