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TI-2026-00697 Aliases CVE-2026-0924GHSA-5rc9-qhhx-3j46

BuhoCleaner 1.15.2 - Local Privilege Escalation via PID reuse attack

Priority LOW 33CWE-367Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

BuhoCleaner contains an insecure XPC service that allows local, unprivileged users to escalate their privileges to root via insecure functions.This issue affects BuhoCleaner: 1.15.2.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00177 7th 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

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Dr.BuhoBuhoCleaner1.15.2—No fix listedCNA
  • BuhoCleaner VendorDr.Buho Affected 1.15.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:drbuho:buhocleaner:1.15.2:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*1.15.2VulnerableDr.Buho
  • cpe:2.3:a:drbuho:buhocleaner:1.15.2:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* Versions 1.15.2 Vulnerable ·Dr.Buho

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-0924
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5rc9-qhhx-3j46

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Other 1

Sources

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