CVE-2025-0396 exelban stats XPC Service shouldAcceptNewConnection command injection
A local attacker can execute arbitrary commands via the XPC Service in the Stats system monitor application.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-0396?
CVE-2025-0396 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in exelban stats, published on 12 Jan 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in exelban stats up to 2.11.21. This issue affects the function shouldAcceptNewConnection of the component XPC Service. The manipulation leads to command injection. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. Upgrading to version 2.11.22 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0396?
How do I fix CVE-2025-0396?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-0396 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2025-0396 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-0396 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-82p7-qmv8-9mwf.