SecuriTricks - CVE-2025-11921

Description

iStats contains an insecure XPC service that allows local, unprivileged users to escalate their privileges to root via command injection.This issue affects iStats: 7.10.4.

Product(s) Impacted

Product	Versions
istat	7.10.4

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-77

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component.

References

https://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/

https://cdn.istatmenus.app/files/istatmenus7/versions/iStatMenus7.10.6.zip

https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/muse

CVSS Score

8.5 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Attack Complexity: LOW
Attack Requirements: NONE
Privileges Required: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope:
Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
Integrity Impact: HIGH
Availability Impact: HIGH
Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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

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Timeline

Published: Nov. 24, 2025, 3:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Dec. 19, 2025, 4:15 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been marked for Analysis. Normally once in this state the CVE will be analyzed by NVD staff within 24 hours.

More info

Source

help@fluidattacks.com

CVE-2025-11921