PT-2025-31677 · Unknown · Pearcleaner

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Pearcleaner versions 4.4.0 through 4.5.1 Description: Pearcleaner is a macOS application cleaner. The PearcleanerHelper, a privileged helper tool bundled with the application, registers an XPC service...

CVE-2024-9062

The Archify application contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insufficient client validation in its privileged helper tool, com.oct4pie.archifyhelper, which is exposed via XPC. Archify follows the "factored applications" model, delegating privileged operations—such as arbitra...

CVE-2024-7457: Incorrect Authorization

The ws.stash.app.mac.daemon.helper tool contains a vulnerability caused by an incorrect use of macOS’s authorization model. Instead of validating the client's authorization reference, the helper invokes AuthorizationCopyRights using its own privileged context root, effectively authorizing itself...

CVE-2024-9062: Missing Authentication for Critical Function

The Archify application contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insufficient client validation in its privileged helper tool, com.oct4pie.archifyhelper, which is exposed via XPC. Archify follows the "factored applications" model, delegating privileged operations—such as arbitra...

CVE-2024-9062

The Archify application contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insufficient client validation in its privileged helper tool, com.oct4pie.archifyhelper, which is exposed via XPC. Archify follows the "factored applications" model, delegating privileged operations—such as arbitra...

CVE-2025-25251

An Incorrect Authorization vulnerability CWE-863 in FortiClient Mac 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, 7.2.0 through 7.2.8, 7.0.0 through 7.0.14 may allow a local attacker to escalate privileges via crafted XPC messages...

CVE-2025-25251

An Incorrect Authorization vulnerability CWE-863 in FortiClient Mac 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, 7.2.0 through 7.2.8, 7.0.0 through 7.0.14 may allow a local attacker to escalate privileges via crafted XPC messages...

CVE-2025-25251

An Incorrect Authorization vulnerability CWE-863 in FortiClient Mac 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, 7.2.0 through 7.2.8, 7.0.0 through 7.0.14 may allow a local attacker to escalate privileges via crafted XPC messages...

CVE-2025-25251

An Incorrect Authorization vulnerability CWE-863 in FortiClient Mac 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, 7.2.0 through 7.2.8, 7.0.0 through 7.0.14 may allow a local attacker to escalate privileges via crafted XPC messages...

CVE-2025-25251

Fortinet FortiClient MAC is affected by CVE-2025-25251 (Incorrect Authorization, CWE-863) across multiple release lines (7.0.0–7.0.14, 7.2.0–7.2.8, 7.4.0–7.4.2). The vulnerability enables local privilege escalation via crafted XPC messages. Remediation per PT-2025-23068 advises updating FortiClie...

CVE-2025-25251: Incorrect Authorization

An Incorrect Authorization vulnerability CWE-863 in FortiClient Mac 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, 7.2.0 through 7.2.8, 7.0.0 through 7.0.14 may allow a local attacker to escalate privileges via crafted XPC messages...

CVE-2025-21606

stats is a macOS system monitor in for the menu bar. The Stats application is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation due to the insecure implementation of its XPC service. The application registers a Mach service under the name eu.exelban.Stats.SMC.Helper. The associated binary,...

CVE-2022-22676

An event handler validation issue in the XPC Services API was addressed by removing the service. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.2. An application may be able to delete files for which it does not have permission...

CVE-2020-3974

VMware Fusion 11.x before 11.5.5, VMware Remote Console for Mac 11.x and prior before 11.2.0 and Horizon Client for Mac 5.x and prior before 5.4.3 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper XPC Client validation. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with...

CVE-2020-25533

An issue was discovered in Malwarebytes before 4.0 on macOS. A malicious application was able to perform a privileged action within the Malwarebytes launch daemon. The privileged service improperly validated XPC connections by relying on the PID instead of the audit token. An attacker can constru...

CVE-2020-14977

An issue was discovered in F-Secure SAFE 17.7 on macOS. The XPC services use the PID to identify the connecting client, which allows an attacker to perform a PID reuse attack and connect to a privileged XPC service, and execute privileged commands on the system. NOTE: the attacker needs to execut...

CVE-2020-15495

Acronis True Image 2019 update 1 through 2020 on macOS allows local privilege escalation due to an insecure XPC service configuration...

CVE-2018-7716

PrivateVPN 2.0.31 for macOS suffers from a root privilege escalation vulnerability with its com.privat.vpn.helper privileged helper tool. This privileged helper tool implements an XPC service that allows arbitrary installed applications to connect and send messages. The XPC service extracts the...

CVE-2019-13013

Little Snitch versions 4.3.0 to 4.3.2 have a local privilege escalation vulnerability in their privileged helper tool. The privileged helper tool implements an XPC interface which is available to any process and allows directory listings and copying files as root...

CVE-2018-7715

PrivateVPN 2.0.31 for macOS suffers from a root privilege escalation vulnerability with its com.privat.vpn.helper privileged helper tool. This privileged helper tool implements an XPC service that allows arbitrary installed applications to connect and send messages. The XPC service extracts the...