CVE-2025-10015 (GCVE-0-2025-10015)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-16 10:03 – Updated: 2025-09-16 19:26 X_Open Source
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
TCC Bypass via Downloader XPC Service in Sparkle
Summary
The Sparkle framework includes an XPC service Downloader.xpc, by default this service is private to the application its bundled with. A local unprivileged attacker can register this XPC service globally which will inherit TCC permissions of the application.
Lack of validation of connecting client allows the attacker to copy TCC-protected files to an arbitrary location. Access to other resources beyond granted-permissions requires user interaction with a system prompt asking for permission.
This issue was fixed in version 2.7.2
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-09-16 19:26 UTC
CWE
- CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://cert.pl/en/posts/2025/09/CVE-2025-10015 | third-party-advisory |
| https://github.com/sparkle-project/Sparkle | product |
| https://github.com/sparkle-project/Sparkle/discus… | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparkle Project | Sparkle |
Affected:
0 , < 2.7.2
(semver)
|
guessed |
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