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macOS SIP Bypass via Sandboxing Abuse

A macOS vulnerability enables bypassing System Integrity Protection (SIP) by abusing sandboxing mechanisms to load an untrusted library into a SIP-entitled process.

defense-evasion privilege-escalation macos sip-bypass
2r 2t
high advisory

Comprehensive Analysis of Mac Malware in 2017

A comprehensive analysis of Mac malware discovered in 2017, detailing infection vectors, persistence mechanisms, features, and goals, including FruitFly, MacDownloader (iKitten), and others.

Flash Player +2 macos malware backdoor exfiltration persistence
3r 6t
high advisory

macOS Local Privilege Escalation via Dylib Hijacking in App Store Applications

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in macOS allows attackers to gain root privileges by hijacking dylibs in applications installed from the Mac App Store.

Tresorit +3 dylib-hijacking privilege-escalation macos
3r 2t
medium advisory

macOS Kernel-to-Userland Process Creation Notification via undocumented kev_msg_post

The kev_msg_post function can be abused by malware to broadcast process creation notifications from a kernel extension (kext) to a user-mode application, potentially bypassing security tools that rely on standard APIs and leading to undetected malicious activity.

BlockBlock kernel-extension kev_msg_post macos process-monitoring
2r
medium advisory

macOS File Monitoring via Endpoint Security Framework

Objective-See details how to create a file monitor for macOS 10.15 using Apple's Endpoint Security Framework to capture file I/O events and process information.

macOS +6 file-monitoring endpoint-security
2r 1t