CVE-2015-1130

Exp

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.

Published: 2015-04-10 Last update: 2026-04-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-1130 is rated Critical Active Threat (92.8/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 23.42%, 96th percentile). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2022-02-10) affecting Apple / OS X. a weakness (CWE-59) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. EPSS rose +3.03% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

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CISA KEV Record for CVE-2015-1130

Name: Apple OS X Authentication Bypass Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2022-02-10

Action due: 2022-08-10

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2015-1130

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
36745 exploit_db edb 2015-04-13 Exploit-DB ↗
36692 exploit_db edb 2015-04-09 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-1130

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-29 20.39% 23.42% +3.03%
2 2026-04-01 21.07% 20.39% -0.67%
3 2025-11-06 — 21.07% —

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-1130

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-1130

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-1130

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple mac_os_x < 10.10.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-1130

URL Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory Broken Link
http://www.osvdb.org/120418 Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73982 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry Broken Link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032048 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.apple.com/HT204659 Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36692/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-1130 US Government Resource
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