CVE-2025-9815 (GCVE-0-2025-9815)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-02 04:32 – Updated: 2025-09-02 13:51
VLAI
Title
alaneuler batteryKid NSXPCListener PrivilegeHelper.swift missing authentication
Summary
A weakness has been identified in alaneuler batteryKid up to 2.1 on macOS. The affected element is an unknown function of the file PrivilegeHelper/PrivilegeHelper.swift of the component NSXPCListener. This manipulation causes missing authentication. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be exploited.
Severity
8.5 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-09-02 13:51 UTC
CWE
Assigner
VulDB CNA
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
alaneuler batteryKid Affected: 2.0
Affected: 2.1
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Credits
SwayZGl1tZyyy (VulDB User)
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