CVE-2026-47122

Sparkle is a software update framework for macOS. In versions up to and including 2.9.1, Autoupdate/AppInstaller.m's shouldAcceptNewConnection: only enforces SUCodeSigningVerifier validateConnection: before stage 1 completes. After performedStage1Installation = YES, new connections to the...

CVE-2026-47122 Sparkle's AppInstaller post-stage-1 XPC listener accepts unvalidated connections, allowing spoofed appcast item data injection

Sparkle is a software update framework for macOS. In versions up to and including 2.9.1, Autoupdate/AppInstaller.m's shouldAcceptNewConnection: only enforces SUCodeSigningVerifier validateConnection: before stage 1 completes. After performedStage1Installation = YES, new connections to the...

CVE-2026-47121

Sparkle vulnerability CVE-2026-47121 (affecting macOS AutoUpdate) arises from a defense-in-depth gap in delta application. An archive item can create a symlink in the destination tree and a subsequent file write may traverse the symlink path, allowing writes outside the intended destination when ...

CVE-2026-47121 Sparkle: Binary delta apply intermediate-symlink traversal in malicious .delta

Sparkle is a software update framework for macOS. Prior to version 2.9.2, Autoupdate/SUBinaryDeltaApply.m enforces relativePath.pathComponents containsObject:@".." and rejects writes whose immediate parent directory IS itself a symbolic link, but does not detect symlinks deeper in the relative...

PT-2026-45020

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Sparkle versions 2.x through 2.9.1 Description In the Autoupdate/AppInstaller.m file, the shouldAcceptNewConnection: function only enforces SUCodeSigningVerifier validateConnection: before the first stage of installation completes. Once...

EUVD-2025-29540

Malicious code in bioql PyPI...

EUVD-2025-29539

Malicious code in bioql PyPI...

CVE-2025-10015

The Sparkle framework includes an XPC service Downloader.xpc, by default this service is private to the application its bundled with. A local unprivileged attacker can register this XPC service globally which will inherit TCC permissions of the application. Lack of validation of connecting client...

CVE-2025-10016

The Sparkle framework includes a helper tool Autoupdate. Due to lack of authentication of connecting clients a local unprivileged attacker can request installation of crafted malicious PKG file by racing to connect to the daemon when other app spawns it as root. This results in local privilege...

CVE-2025-10016

The Sparkle framework includes a helper tool Autoupdate. Due to lack of authentication of connecting clients a local unprivileged attacker can request installation of crafted malicious PKG file by racing to connect to the daemon when other app spawns it as root. This results in local privilege...

CVE-2025-10015

The Sparkle framework includes an XPC service Downloader.xpc, by default this service is private to the application its bundled with. A local unprivileged attacker can register this XPC service globally which will inherit TCC permissions of the application. Lack of validation of connecting client...

CVE-2025-10016 Local Privilege Escalation in Sparkle Autoupdate Daemon

The Sparkle framework includes a helper tool Autoupdate. Due to lack of authentication of connecting clients a local unprivileged attacker can request installation of crafted malicious PKG file by racing to connect to the daemon when other app spawns it as root. This results in local privilege...

CVE-2025-10016

The CVE-2025-10016 issue affects the Sparkle framework’s Autoupdate/Downloader.xpc mechanism. Reports in connected sources describe a local, unprivileged attacker who can exploit a race condition by connecting to the daemon as root to request installation of a crafted PKG, leading to local privil...

CVE-2025-10015 TCC Bypass via Downloader XPC Service in Sparkle

The Sparkle framework includes an XPC service Downloader.xpc, by default this service is private to the application its bundled with. A local unprivileged attacker can register this XPC service globally which will inherit TCC permissions of the application. Lack of validation of connecting client...

CVE-2025-10015 TCC Bypass via Downloader XPC Service in Sparkle

The Sparkle framework includes an XPC service Downloader.xpc, by default this service is private to the application its bundled with. A local unprivileged attacker can register this XPC service globally which will inherit TCC permissions of the application. Lack of validation of connecting client...

CVE-2025-10015

The Sparkle framework’s Downloader.xpc XPC service can be registered globally by a local, unprivileged attacker, causing the service to inherit the app’s TCC permissions. The root cause is lack of validation of the connecting client, allowing copying of TCC-protected files to arbitrary locations;...

CVE-2025-10015 TCC Bypass via Downloader XPC Service in Sparkle

The Sparkle framework includes an XPC service Downloader.xpc, by default this service is private to the application its bundled with. A local unprivileged attacker can register this XPC service globally which will inherit TCC permissions of the application. Lack of validation of connecting client...

PT-2025-37918

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Sparkle versions prior to 2.7.2 Description: The Sparkle framework’s Autoupdate tool lacks authentication for connecting clients. This allows a local, unprivileged attacker to request the installation of a crafted malicious PKG file, leading ...

The vulnerability of the Sparkle framework on the Oracle Java SE software platform arises from the ability to expose files or directories to external parties. This allows a perpetrator to bypass the signature verification mechanism and gain full control over the application.

The vulnerability of the Sparkle framework on the Oracle Java SE software platform relates to the exposure of files or directories to external parties. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to bypass the EdDSA signature verification and gain full control over the application...