CVE-2025-2489

Password disclosure via insecure configuration storage

Published Mar 18, 2025 · Updated Mar 18, 2025

Insecure credential storage in NTFS Tool 3.5.1 allows local users to read the application password from a configuration file. The application stores the password in readable form at /Users/user/Library/Application Support/ntfs-tool/config.json instead of protecting the credential. A low-privileged account with filesystem access to the affected profile can recover the password; no integrity or availability impact is reported.

CVSS severity6.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.16%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Insecure credential storage in NTFS Tool 3.5.1 allows local users to read the application password from a configuration file. The application stores the password in readable form at /Users/user/Library/Application Support/ntfs-tool/config.json instead of protecting the credential. A low-privileged account with filesystem access to the affected profile can recover the password; no integrity or availability impact is reported.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-2489
Published
Mar 18, 2025
Updated
Mar 18, 2025
Vendor
ntfstool
Product
NTFS Tool
Classifications
CWE-922, T1552.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 18, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 18, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=3.5.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

ntfstool · NTFS Toolversion=3.5.1

Published CVSS scores

6.8INCIBECVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-922Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

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