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CVE-2025-9815 Detail

Description

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.


Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
N/A
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Nist CVSS score does not match with CNA score
CNA:  VulDB
CVSS-BT 8.5 HIGH
Vector:  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

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://github.com/SwayZGl1tZyyy/n-days/blob/main/batteryKid/README.md CISA-ADP, VulDB Exploit  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/SwayZGl1tZyyy/n-days/blob/main/batteryKid/README.md#proof-of-concepts CISA-ADP, VulDB Exploit  Third Party Advisory 
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.322142 VulDB Permissions Required  VDB Entry 
https://vuldb.com/?id.322142 VulDB Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://vuldb.com/?submit.641358 VulDB Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Function cwe source acceptance level NIST   VulDB  
CWE-287 Improper Authentication VulDB  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-9815
NVD Published Date:
09/02/2025
NVD Last Modified:
09/04/2025
Source:
VulDB