CVE-2025-65842
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
Priority: 0.01
BB Relevance:
45/100
Published: 2025-12-03
Modified: 2026-11-04
First seen: 2026-11-04
Status: active
Attack Surface
Low Complexity
No Auth
No Interaction
CVSS Vector Breakdown
AV:
Local
AC:
Low
PR:
None
UI:
None
S:
Unchanged
C:
Low
I:
Low
A:
None
Description
The Aquarius HelperTool (1.0.003) privileged XPC service on macOS contains multiple flaws that allow local privilege escalation. The service accepts XPC connections from any local process without validating the client's identity, and its authorization logic incorrectly calls AuthorizationCopyRights with a NULL reference, causing all authorization checks to succeed. The executeCommand:authorization:withReply: method then interpolates attacker-controlled input into NSTask and executes it with root privileges. A local attacker can exploit these weaknesses to run arbitrary commands as root, create persistent backdoors, or obtain a fully interactive root shell.
Weakness Classification (1)
Affected Software (1)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| acustica-audio | aquarius_helpertool | 1.0.003 |
References & Advisories (1)
Exploit
Third Party Advisory