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CVE-2015-3673 is a local privilege-escalation vulnerability in the Admin Framework on Apple OS X prior to 10.10.4. The issue is described as an improper restriction on the location of writeconfig clients. In the reported exploitation path, a local user can move and then modify the Directory Utility application so that it is treated as an authorized client of the writeconfig XPC service despite no longer being trustworthy. This trust failure allows the modified Directory Utility to interact with the privileged configuration mechanism and execute actions with elevated privileges, resulting in root compromise. The supporting content specifically ties the bug to Directory Utility and the WriteConfig XPC service and notes that Apple patched it in OS X 10.10.4.
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This repository contains a single Metasploit module: 'Apple OS X Entitlements Rootpipe Privilege Escalation' (modules/exploits/osx/local/rootpipe_entitlements.rb). The module exploits the rootpipe vulnerability (CVE-2015-3673) on Mac OS X versions 10.9 through 10.10.3, allowing a local attacker with admin group privileges to escalate to root. The exploit works by copying the 'Directory Utility.app' to a writable directory (default '/.Trashes'), injecting a malicious plugin and payload, and executing the modified app to gain root privileges. The payload is a Mach-O binary (default: reverse shell) that is executed as root. The module requires a session with admin privileges and a writable directory. The code is operational and part of the Metasploit framework, with customizable payloads. No network endpoints are hardcoded; the attack is local and targets specific system files and directories.
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A privilege escalation vulnerability in macOS (Rootpipe, CVE-2015-3673) that allowed local users to gain root privileges.
A privilege escalation vulnerability in OS X, referred to here as 'Rootpipe reborn', involving Directory Utility and plugin/XPC abuse to gain elevated privileges.
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