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CVE-2015-1130

Apple OS X Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

KEVHIGH 7.8EPSS 9.89%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 10 August 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

Description

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.

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
9.89% probability · 95th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed 10 February 2022 · due 10 August 2022
Weakness
CWE-59
Affected
apple/mac os x
Source
product-security@apple.com

CISA notes

Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1130

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.