CVE-2015-1130
Apple OS X Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
- High 7.8
- Exploited: added to CISA KEV 10 Feb 2022
- A public exploit reference is listed
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.
Key facts
- Published
- 10 Apr 2015
- Last changed
- 22 Oct 2025
- Assigned by
- apple
- KEV added
- 10 Feb 2022
- KEV fix due
- 10 Aug 2022
- EPSS
- 9.887% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 95.649% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
- SSVC (CISA)
- Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total
Severity scores
Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.
- 7.8CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action
Historical context and remediation
This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.
No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.
Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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Timeline
- 10 Apr 2015 Published
- 10 Feb 2022 CVE-2015-1130 added to CISA KEV
- 10 Feb 2022 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue