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CVE-2025-1078: AppHouseKitchen AlDente Charge Limiter XPC Service com.apphousekitchen.aldente-pro.helper shouldAcceptNewConnection improper authorization

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-02-06 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-266

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

• AppHouseKitchen AlDente Charge Limiter: 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 (+24)

References

• https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.294844
• https://vuldb.com/?id.294844
• https://vuldb.com/?submit.492529
• https://winslow1984.com/books/cve-collection/page/aldente-charge-limiter-130-unauthorized-privileged-hardware-operations

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