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.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00168.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Bjango iStats unaffected
Version Status Constraints
7.10.4 affected
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References
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https://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://cdn.istatmenus.app/files/istatmenus7/versions/iStatMenus7.10.6.zip cve-icon cve-icon
https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/muse cve-icon cve-icon
History

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}

 cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': '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'}

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 14:45:00 +0000

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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.
Title iStat Menus 7.10.4 - Local Privilege Escalation
First Time appeared Bjango
Bjango istats
Weaknesses CWE-732
CWE-77
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:bjango:istats:7.10.4:*:macos:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Bjango
Bjango istats
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Fluid Attacks

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-19T15:54:37.784Z

Reserved: 2025-10-17T17:02:17.363Z

Link: CVE-2025-11921

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-24T15:01:15.085Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-11-24T15:15:45.817

Modified: 2025-12-19T16:15:53.680

Link: CVE-2025-11921

cve-icon Redhat

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