Local root escalation via unauthenticated XPC file copy
Published Oct 4, 2025 · Updated Oct 4, 2025
Incorrect permission assignment in MacEnhance MacForge 1.2.0 Beta 1 allows local users to gain root access through its XPC service. The privileged com.macenhance.MacForge.Injector.mach service accepts installFramework:atlocation:withReply: calls from any local process and copies attacker-selected files to arbitrary paths as root. An unprivileged account can chain this file-copy primitive with macOS newsyslog to install a sudoers entry and obtain passwordless root access.
Summary
What happened
Incorrect permission assignment in MacEnhance MacForge 1.2.0 Beta 1 allows local users to gain root access through its XPC service. The privileged com.macenhance.MacForge.Injector.mach service accepts installFramework:atlocation:withReply: calls from any local process and copies attacker-selected files to arbitrary paths as root. An unprivileged account can chain this file-copy primitive with macOS newsyslog to install a sudoers entry and obtain passwordless root access.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-10751
- Published
- Oct 4, 2025
- Updated
- Oct 4, 2025
- Vendor
- MacEnhance
- Product
- MacForge
- Classifications
- CWE-732, CAPEC-233, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 4, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Oct 4, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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Is a vulnerable build present?
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- Affected versionversion=1.2.0 Beta 1
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What is affected?
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- MacForge XPC local root-escalation exploitfunctional · demonstrated
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