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Vulnerability · CVE-2015-1130

Apple OS X Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Published Apr 10, 2015 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Apple MacOS X

Patch now

CVE-2015-1130 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Aug 10, 2022. Confirm Apple MacOS X against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
9.89%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe apple/mac os x · vendor Apple MacOS X · vendor Apple OS X · vendor n/a n/a

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.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe apple/mac os xversion unspecified
  • vendor Apple MacOS Xversion unspecified
  • vendor Apple OS Xversion unspecified
  • vendor n/a n/aversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2015-1130

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2015-1130 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Aug 10, 2022. Confirm Apple MacOS X against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-254; CWE-59: Link Following. EPSS 9.89%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 10, 2015 · Catalog

    Detected

    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.

  2. Feb 10, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Aug 10, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2015-1130

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

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2015-1130

    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.

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2015-1130

    30-day exploitation probability 9.9%

    first.org
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference36692

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference36745

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_osx/local/rootpipe

    Public module reference (great). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2015-1130

    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.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2015-1130

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

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.