CVE-2015-1130
Apple OS X Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run OS X, fix it now.
CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
US federal civilian agencies must remediate by Aug 10, 2022.
Patch status
No official fix confirmed yet
Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations and CISA's required action, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.
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.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.
Affected products
| Product | Vendor | Source |
|---|---|---|
| OS X | Apple | KEV |
Sources: KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Version details have not been published yet.
Intelligence timeline
Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.
- CVSS scoredUpdateKEV
CVE-2015-1130 scored CVSS 7.8: Apple OS X, Apple OS X Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched OS X systems are exposed to active attacks now.
Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database
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