Access control flaw in Little Snitch
Priority LOW 25CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
Little Snitch versions 4.3.0 to 4.3.2 have a local privilege escalation vulnerability in their privileged helper tool. The privileged helper tool implements an XPC interface which is available to any process and allows directory listings and copying files as root.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Little Snitch | 4.3 - 4.3.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Little Snitch Vendor— Affected 4.3 - 4.3.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-13013
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rwrf-wv59-rjfv
References
More Obdev Little Snitch vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-10300 Link following in Little Snitch CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2016-07123 Memory corruption in Little Snitch version 3.0 through 3.6.1 CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2017-01921 Little Snitch version 3.0 through 3.7.3 suffer from a local privilege escalation… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-09752 Access control flaw in Little Snitch CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2019-13013 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-13013 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rwrf-wv59-rjfv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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