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Apple macOS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in AppleMobileFileIntegrity and libxpc

Vulnerability

A vulnerability allowing an application to gain root privileges has been identified in multiple macOS versions, including Sequoia 15.6, Sonoma 14.7.7, and Ventura 13.7.7. This issue arises from a path handling problem that was addressed with improved validation. The vulnerability is present in the AppleMobileFileIntegrity and libxpc components.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows an application to gain root privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized system access or modifications.

Added: Jul 30, 2025, 2:18 AM
Updated: Jul 30, 2025, 2:18 AM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
8.4
impact
7.5
exploitability
4.7
remediation
7.7
relevance
0.3
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
0.8

Our algorithm analyzes dozens of metrics to generate these 8 key vulnerability categories, which are then combined to calculate the overall risk score.