Vulnerability · Published Feb 6, 2025 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2025-1078AppHouseKitchen AlDente Charge Limiter XPC Service com.apphousekitchen.aldente-pro.helper shouldAcceptNewConnection improper authorization
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in AlDente Charge Limiter from AppHouseKitchen. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 5% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability has been found in AppHouseKitchen AlDente Charge Limiter up to 1.29 on macOS and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function shouldAcceptNewConnection of the file com.apphousekitchen.aldente-pro.helper of the component XPC Service. The manipulation leads to improper authorization. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 1.30 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure and acted very professional.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| AppHouseKitchen | AlDente Charge Limiter | 1.01.11.21.31.41.51.61.7 |
Weakness: CWE-285, CWE-266 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
References
- VDB-294844 | AppHouseKitchen AlDente Charge Limiter XPC Service com.apphousekitchen.aldente-pro.helper shouldAcceptNewConnection improper authorization vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-294844 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #492529 | AppHouseKitchen AlDente - Charge Limiter < 1.30 Privilege Escalation third-party-advisory
- https://winslow1984.com/books/cve-collection/page/aldente-charge-limiter-130-unauthorized-privileged-hardware-operations exploit