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CVE-2026-0924VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2026-0924: Dr.Buho BuhoCleaner · Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

Affects Dr.Buho BuhoCleanerSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.3 High.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
7.3High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 7% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 2 Feb 2026

  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.BuhoBuhoCleanerAffected
  • =1.15.2
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Until an official fix is available, restrict local access to trusted users only and consider disabling or limiting use of the vulnerable XPC service if possible.

Description

CVE-2026-0924 is a high-severity vulnerability in BuhoCleaner version 1.15.2 involving a Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition in an insecure XPC service. This flaw allows local, unprivileged users to escalate their privileges to root by exploiting insecure functions. The vulnerability has a CVSS 4.0 score of 7.3, indicating significant impact but requiring local access and partial user interaction. No patch or official remediation information is currently provided by the vendor.

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