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Vulnerabilities

CVE-2015-1130

Critical 🇺🇸 CISA KEV ⚡ Exploit Available
Apple OS X Authentication Bypass Vulnerability — The XPC implementation in Admin Framework in Apple OS X before 10.10.3 allows local users to bypass authentication and obtain admin privileges.
Published: Feb 10, 2022  ·  Source: CISA_KEV
CVSS v3
9.0
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

Apple OS X Authentication Bypass Vulnerability — The XPC implementation in Admin Framework in Apple OS X before 10.10.3 allows local users to bypass authentication and obtain admin privileges.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

CVE-2015-1130 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Apple OS X Admin Framework (pre-10.10.3) that allows local users to escalate privileges to admin level through XPC implementation flaws. With public exploits available and a CVSS score of 9.0, this represents a severe risk for organizations using legacy macOS systems. Immediate patching is essential as attackers with local access can completely compromise system security controls.

📄 Description (Arabic)

تطبيق XPC في إطار عمل Admin في نظام تشغيل Apple OS X قبل الإصدار 10.10.3 يحتوي على ثغرة أمنية تسمح للمستخدمين المحليين بتجاوز آليات المصادقة والحصول على امتيازات إدارية غير مصرح بها

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

ثغرة في تطبيق XPC في إطار عمل Admin في نظام تشغيل Apple OS X قبل الإصدار 10.10.3 تسمح للمستخدمين المحليين بتجاوز المصادقة والحصول على امتيازات المسؤول

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Mar 28, 2026 14:36
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability poses significant risk to Saudi organizations using legacy macOS systems, particularly in government ministries (NCA-regulated entities), banking sector (SAMA-supervised institutions), and energy companies (ARAMCO, SEC) where macOS devices are used for administrative functions. Organizations with BYOD policies or executive endpoints running older macOS versions face privilege escalation risks. The vulnerability is especially critical in environments where macOS systems access sensitive national infrastructure, financial systems, or classified government data. Healthcare institutions using macOS for medical records management and telecom operators (STC, Mobily, Zain) with macOS in network operations centers are also at risk.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government Banking Energy Healthcare Telecommunications Education Defense
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
8.7
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Identify all macOS systems running versions prior to 10.10.3 using asset management tools
2. Isolate affected systems from critical networks until patched
3. Disable local user accounts with unnecessary privileges
4. Enable comprehensive logging for privilege escalation attempts

PATCHING GUIDANCE:
1. Update all macOS systems to version 10.10.3 or later immediately
2. For systems that cannot be updated, implement compensating controls:
- Restrict physical and remote access to trusted personnel only
- Deploy EDR solutions to detect privilege escalation attempts
- Implement application whitelisting to prevent unauthorized executables

DETECTION RULES:
1. Monitor for unusual XPC service calls in system logs
2. Alert on unexpected privilege escalation events (sudo, su commands)
3. Track changes to admin group membership
4. Implement file integrity monitoring on /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Admin.framework/

COMPENSATING CONTROLS:
1. Enforce least privilege access policies
2. Implement multi-factor authentication for all administrative actions
3. Deploy network segmentation to limit lateral movement
4. Conduct immediate security assessments of all macOS endpoints
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع أنظمة macOS التي تعمل بإصدارات أقدم من 10.10.3 باستخدام أدوات إدارة الأصول
2. عزل الأنظمة المتأثرة عن الشبكات الحرجة حتى يتم تصحيحها
3. تعطيل حسابات المستخدمين المحليين ذات الصلاحيات غير الضرورية
4. تفعيل التسجيل الشامل لمحاولات تصعيد الصلاحيات

إرشادات التصحيح:
1. تحديث جميع أنظمة macOS إلى الإصدار 10.10.3 أو أحدث فوراً
2. للأنظمة التي لا يمكن تحديثها، تنفيذ ضوابط تعويضية:
- تقييد الوصول المادي والبعيد للموظفين الموثوقين فقط
- نشر حلول EDR للكشف عن محاولات تصعيد الصلاحيات
- تطبيق القائمة البيضاء للتطبيقات لمنع الملفات التنفيذية غير المصرح بها

قواعد الكشف:
1. مراقبة استدعاءات خدمة XPC غير العادية في سجلات النظام
2. التنبيه على أحداث تصعيد الصلاحيات غير المتوقعة (أوامر sudo، su)
3. تتبع التغييرات في عضوية مجموعة المسؤولين
4. تنفيذ مراقبة سلامة الملفات على /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Admin.framework/

الضوابط التعويضية:
1. فرض سياسات الوصول بأقل الصلاحيات
2. تطبيق المصادقة متعددة العوامل لجميع الإجراءات الإدارية
3. نشر تجزئة الشبكة للحد من الحركة الجانبية
4. إجراء تقييمات أمنية فورية لجميع نقاط نهاية macOS
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
5.1.1 - Access Control Policy 5.1.2 - Privileged Access Management 6.2.1 - Vulnerability Management 6.2.2 - Patch Management 7.1.1 - Security Logging and Monitoring
🔵 SAMA CSF
CCC.1.1 - Asset Management CCC.3.1 - Access Control CCC.3.2 - Privileged Access Management CCC.6.1 - Vulnerability Management CCC.7.1 - Security Monitoring
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.8.1.1 - Inventory of Assets A.9.2.3 - Management of Privileged Access Rights A.12.6.1 - Management of Technical Vulnerabilities A.12.4.1 - Event Logging A.18.2.2 - Compliance with Security Policies
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0
2.2 - Configuration Standards 6.2 - Vulnerability Management Program 7.1 - Limit Access to System Components 10.2 - Audit Logs for Privilege Escalation
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Apple:OS X
📊 CVSS Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Critical
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Critical
CVSS Score9.0
EPSS21.07%
Exploit ✓ Yes
Patch ✓ Yes
CISA KEV🇺🇸 Yes
KEV Due Date2022-08-10
Published 2022-02-10
Source Feed cisa_kev
Views 1
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
8.7
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
🏷️ Tags
kev actively-exploited
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