Little Snitch version 3.0 through 3.7.3 suffer from a local privilege escalation…
Priority LOW 34Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Little Snitch version 3.0 through 3.7.3 suffer from a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the installer part. The vulnerability is related to the installation of the configuration file "at.obdev.littlesnitchd.plist" which gets installed to /Library/LaunchDaemons.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00303 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Objective Development Software GmbH | Little Snitch | 3.0 - 3.7.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Little Snitch VendorObjective Development Software GmbH Affected 3.0 - 3.7.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 28
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Obdev |
| cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.1 | Vulnerable | Obdev |
| cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.2 | Vulnerable | Obdev |
| cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.3 | Vulnerable | Obdev |
| cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.4 | Vulnerable | Obdev |
| cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1 | Vulnerable | Obdev |
| cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.1 | Vulnerable | Obdev |
| cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3 | Vulnerable | Obdev |
| cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3.1 | Vulnerable | Obdev |
| cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3.2 | Vulnerable | Obdev |
- cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Obdev
- cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·Obdev
- cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·Obdev
- cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3 Vulnerable ·Obdev
- cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.4 Vulnerable ·Obdev
- cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Obdev
- cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·Obdev
- cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3 Vulnerable ·Obdev
- cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.1 Vulnerable ·Obdev
- cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.2 Vulnerable ·Obdev
Show 18 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3.3 | Vulnerable | Obdev |
| cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3.4 | Vulnerable | Obdev |
| cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4 | Vulnerable | Obdev |
| cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4.1 | Vulnerable | Obdev |
| cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4.2 | Vulnerable | Obdev |
| cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5 | Vulnerable | Obdev |
| cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5.1 | Vulnerable | Obdev |
| cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5.2 | Vulnerable | Obdev |
| cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5.3 | Vulnerable | Obdev |
| cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6 | Vulnerable | Obdev |
| cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6.1 | Vulnerable | Obdev |
| cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6.2 | Vulnerable | Objective Development |
| cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6.3 | Vulnerable | Objective Development |
| cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6.4 | Vulnerable | Objective Development |
| cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.7 | Vulnerable | Objective Development |
| cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.7.1 | Vulnerable | Objective Development |
| cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.7.2 | Vulnerable | Objective Development |
| cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.7.3 | Vulnerable | Objective Development |
- cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.3 Vulnerable ·Obdev
- cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.4 Vulnerable ·Obdev
- cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 Vulnerable ·Obdev
- cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.1 Vulnerable ·Obdev
- cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.2 Vulnerable ·Obdev
- cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 Vulnerable ·Obdev
- cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.1 Vulnerable ·Obdev
- cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.2 Vulnerable ·Obdev
- cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.3 Vulnerable ·Obdev
- cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6 Vulnerable ·Obdev
- cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.1 Vulnerable ·Obdev
- cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.2 Vulnerable ·Objective Development
- cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.3 Vulnerable ·Objective Development
- cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.4 Vulnerable ·Objective Development
- cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7 Vulnerable ·Objective Development
- cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.1 Vulnerable ·Objective Development
- cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.2 Vulnerable ·Objective Development
- cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.3 Vulnerable ·Objective Development
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-2675
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c2hm-xxfw-m5qj
References
Sources
- CVE-2017-2675 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-2675 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c2hm-xxfw-m5qj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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