CVE-2025-2489
Insecure storage of sensitive information in NTFS Tool
Insecure information storage vulnerability in NTFS Tools version 3.5.1. Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to know the application password, stored in /Users/user/Library/Application Support/ntfs-tool/config.json.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Insecure storage of sensitive information in NTFS Tool
Insecure information storage vulnerability in NTFS Tools version 3.5.1. Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to know the application password, stored in /Users/user/Library/Application Support/ntfs-tool/config.json.
- Record
CVE-2025-2489- CVSS 4.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-922
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-7567
Insecure information storage vulnerability in NTFS Tools version 3.5.1. Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to know the application password, stored in /Users/user/Library/Application Support/ntfs-tool/config.json.
- Record
EUVD-2025-7567- CVSS 4.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rvxj-3p98-69gx
Insecure information storage vulnerability in NTFS Tools version 3.5.1. Exploitation of this...
Insecure information storage vulnerability in NTFS Tools version 3.5.1. Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to know the application password, stored in /Users/user/Library/Application Support/ntfs-tool/config.json.
- Record
GHSA-rvxj-3p98-69gx- CVSS 4.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-922
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Insecure information storage vulnerability in NTFS Tools version 3.5.1. Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to know the application password, stored in /Users/user/Library/Application Support/ntfs-tool/config.json.
- Record
CVE-2025-2489- CVSS 4.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-922
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-2489 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Ntfs Tool Tool, published March 18, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 6th percentile. No source names a fixed version.