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CVE-2015-1130: Apple OS X Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2015-1130
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
The XPC implementation in Admin Framework in Apple OS X before 10.10.3 allows local users to bypass authentication and obtain admin privileges.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Appleproduct: OS XAuthentication bypassaffected: before 10.10.3
What
The XPC implementation in Admin Framework allows local users to bypass authentication and obtain admin privileges.
Who is affected
Local users of Apple OS X before version 10.10.3 are affected.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent due to the critical nature of the vulnerability and its exploitation status.
Action
Upgrade to OS X version 10.10.3 or later.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2022-02-10
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1130

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2015-1130coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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