/CVE-2023-42931

The exploit targets a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in macOS versions Monterey, Ventura, and Sonoma.

Primary LanguagePython

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macOS Privilege Escalation Exploit 💻

I wrote this PoC based on this article : https://www.alter-solutions.fr/blog/local-privilege-escalating-my-way-to-root-throught-apple-macos-filesystems

This repository contains an exploit script targeting a critical privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2023-42931) affecting macOS versions Monterey, Ventura, and Sonoma. 🚨

Vulnerability Description ⚠️

The vulnerability allows unprivileged users to gain full root control over the system by exploiting the "diskutil" command line utility. This poses a significant security risk to affected macOS systems. 🔒

Exploit Overview 🚀

The exploit script leverages the "diskutil" command to mount filesystems with specific options, enabling the attacker to escalate their privileges. It involves creating a setuid shell payload, modifying filesystem permissions, copying the payload to a placeholder file, setting permissions and setuid bit, and executing the payload to gain root access. 💥

Usage 🛠️

  1. Clone the repository.
  2. Execute the exploit script.
  3. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Disclaimer ⚠️

This exploit script is provided for educational purposes only. Use it at your own risk. The author takes no responsibility for any misuse or damage caused by this script. ⚠️

Credits 👏

Special thanks to Yann Gascuel (Alter Solutions) for identifying and detailing the vulnerability. 🙏

License 📃

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details. 📝