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CVE-2015-1130 KEVPublic exploit High · 7.8 EPSS 9.9%

Apple OS X Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Apple · OS X

Summary

The XPC implementation in the Admin Framework component of Apple OS X (before 10.10.3) contains an authentication bypass flaw. A local user who exploits it through unspecified vectors can bypass authentication and obtain administrator privileges, without needing user interaction.

Official description · NVD

The XPC implementation in Admin Framework in Apple OS X before 10.10.3 allows local users to bypass authentication and obtain admin privileges via unspecified vectors.

Breakdown
67.6 / 100
Exploited
Yes, in CISA KEV
Reports
0
Tactics
4/15

How an attack unfolds

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  1. How attackers get in

  2. What they do

First seen exploited 7 years after disclosure. Public exploit code (Exploit-DB) was available 1 day before disclosure.

  1. Public exploit codeExploit-DB1 day before
  2. Disclosedday 0
  3. First seen exploitedVulnCheck KEV evidenceAdded to CISA KEVEU database agrees+7 yrs

CISA KEV listing is when exploitation was confirmed, not necessarily the first attack.

techniques

2 , grouped by in kill-chain order, 2 cited passages 2

Initial AccessTA0001

Valid Accounts T1078 Medium also Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Stealth
AI mapping from the description · how it is exploited

local user bypasses authentication, valid-account style access

allows local users to bypass authentication
From the official description (NVD) Original (opens in a new tab) ↗

Privilege EscalationTA0004

Exploitation for Privilege Escalation T1068 Medium
AI mapping from the description · primary impact

gains admin privileges through local exploitation

obtain admin privileges via unspecified vectors
From the official description (NVD) Original (opens in a new tab) ↗

Detection

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Rules for this CVE

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What security researchers reported

Not named in any threat report yet

Also mentioned in 50 community threat pulses (AlienVault OTX)

Weaker evidence

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References

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