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CVE-2025-13733VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-13733: Dr.Buho BuhoNTFS · Incorrect Permissions

Affects Dr.Buho BuhoNTFSSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.5 High.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 10% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 12 Dec 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Dr.Buho BuhoNTFSAffected
  • =1.3.2
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

1. Immediately restrict local user access to systems running BuhoNTFS 1.3.2 to trusted personnel only. 2. Monitor and audit local user activities and permission settings on XPC services to detect unauthorized access attempts. 3. Implement strict access control policies and use endpoint protection solutions to limit execution of unauthorized code. 4. Disable or restrict the vulnerable XPC service if possible until an official patch is released. 5. Employ application whitelisting to prevent exploitation of insecure functions within BuhoNTFS. 6. Prepare for rapid deployment of patches once available by maintaining an up-to-date asset inventory and patch management process. 7. Educate system administrators and users about the risks of local privilege escalation and the importance of minimizing local access. 8. Consider network segmentation to isolate systems running BuhoNTFS from less trusted network zones. 9. Use intrusion detection systems to identify suspicious local privilege escalation attempts. 10. Engage with Dr.Buho support channels to obtain updates or workarounds.

Description

CVE-2025-13733 is a high-severity local privilege escalation vulnerability in BuhoNTFS version 1.3.2 caused by incorrect permission assignment in an XPC service. It allows unprivileged local users to escalate privileges to root without user interaction or authentication. The vulnerability stems from insecure functions within the XPC service that expose critical resources with improper permissions. Although no known exploits are currently in the wild, the vulnerability poses a significant risk to systems running the affected version. European organizations using BuhoNTFS 1.3.2, especially those in sectors with sensitive data or critical infrastructure, could face severe confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts if exploited. Mitigation requires immediate patching once available, restricting local user access, and auditing permission settings on XPC services.

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