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CVE-2025-8533
A vulnerability was identified in the XPC services of Fantastical. The services failed to implement proper client authorization checks in its listener:shouldAcceptNewConnection method, unconditionally accepting requests from any local process. As a result, any local, unprivileged process could connect to the XPC service and access its methods.
This issue has been resolved in version 4.0.16.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","platforms":["MacOS"],"product":"Fantastical","vendor":"Flexibits","versions":[{"lessThan":"4.0.16","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"semver"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"Automatable":"NOT_DEFINED","Recovery":"NOT_DEFINED","Safety":"NOT_DEFINED","attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"NETWORK","baseScore":6.9,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","privilegesRequired":"NONE","providerUrgency":"NOT_DEFINED","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","subConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","subIntegrityImpact":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","valueDensity":"NOT_DEFINED","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"LOW","vulnIntegrityImpact":"LO…
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CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-863","description":"CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
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Source references
2 source assertions{"tags":["third-party-advisory"],"url":"https://cert.pl/en/posts/2025/08/CVE-2025-8533"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:32028b255c51cc806bd6130dc91a182343ce348ac8fb4c2238402e817c74a912 · sha256:760bca231e4ef475… · /containers/cna/references/0
{"tags":["product"],"url":"https://flexibits.com/fantastical"}
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Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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