Process Injection: Breaking All macOS Security Layers With a Single Vulnerability

Security

Discover a single vulnerability that bypasses macOS security layers, allowing code injection, sandbox escapes, and root privileges, and learn how attackers can exploit it to gain full control of a system.

Key takeaways

Apple’s security layers have been bypassed with a single vulnerability, allowing code injection and execution on a system.
The vulnerability was discovered in the Objective-C runtime and AppleScript Objective-C bridge.
The vulnerability was exploited to escape the sandbox and gain root privileges.
The vulnerability was used to load a kernel extension without approval from the user.
The vulnerability was used to access SIP-protected files and read or write sensitive information on the system.
The vulnerability was used to bypass the hardened runtime restrictions, allowing arbitrary code execution.
The vulnerability was used to mount a disk image and copy files from the system.
The vulnerability was used to access the mail data vault and copy files from it.
The vulnerability was used to attack other applications and services on the system.
The vulnerability was used to execute AppleScript code in another process.
The vulnerability was used to load an AppleScript into another process and evaluate it.
The vulnerability was used to call functions and execute code in another process.
The vulnerability was used to trigger a post-install script that runs with root privileges.
The vulnerability was used to access the system policy configuration directory and read or write files.
The vulnerability was used to exploit the system’s security layers and gain full control of the system.

Process Injection: Breaking All macOS Security Layers With a Single Vulnerability

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