CVE-2015-1130 Apple OS X Authentication Bypass

Exploited in the wild High 7.8 Published 10 Apr 2015 Updated 22 Oct 2025

Local attackers can bypass authentication in the Admin Framework to gain admin privileges on macOS systems.

Exploited in the wild: Since 10 Feb 2022
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2015-1130?

CVE-2015-1130 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 10 Apr 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-59

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1130?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2015-1130?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-1130 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 10 Aug 2022.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2015-1130 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2015-1130 in the wild since at least 10 Feb 2022.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 2 Exploit-DB entries and 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-2697-3jf6-rpjg.