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CVE-2025-10751VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-10751: MacEnhance MacForge · Incorrect Permissions

Affects MacEnhance MacForgeSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.5 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 10% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
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

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 4 Oct 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

What to do

AI-suggested

1. Immediate mitigation involves restricting local user access to systems running MacForge 1.2.0 Beta 1, limiting the number of users with local accounts, and enforcing strict access controls. 2. Monitor system logs and audit for unusual privilege escalation attempts or suspicious activity related to XPC services. 3. Employ endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions capable of detecting privilege escalation behaviors on macOS. 4. Until an official patch is released, consider uninstalling or disabling MacForge if feasible, especially in sensitive environments. 5. Implement application whitelisting and macOS security features such as System Integrity Protection (SIP) to reduce the risk of unauthorized modifications. 6. Educate users and administrators about the risks of running beta software in production environments and encourage timely updates once patches become available. 7. Coordinate with MacEnhance for timely patch deployment and verify the integrity of updates before installation.

Description

MacForge contains an insecure XPC service that allows local, unprivileged users to escalate their privileges to root.This issue affects MacForge: 1.2.0 Beta 1.

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