BinaryNights ForkLift 3.x before 3.4 has a local privilege escalation vulnerability…
Priority LOW 35CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
BinaryNights ForkLift 3.x before 3.4 has a local privilege escalation vulnerability because the privileged helper tool implements an XPC interface that allows file operations to any process (copy, move, delete) as root and changing permissions.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00743 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:binarynights:forklift:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* | 3.0 to before 3.4 | Vulnerable | Binarynights |
- cpe:2.3:a:binarynights:forklift:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* Versions 3.0 to before 3.4 Vulnerable ·Binarynights
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-15349
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9f4c-6r28-3vgp
References
More Binarynights Forklift vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-16529 BinaryNights ForkLift 3.4 was compiled with the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-15349 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-15349 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9f4c-6r28-3vgp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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