CVE-2007-0117

DiskManagementTool 92.29 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2007-0117. PoCs published by MoAB.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a vulnerability in macOS's BOM (Bill of Materials) file handling to overwrite the `/bin/ps` binary with a setuid shell, achieving local privilege escalation. It manipulates the `Archive.bom` file and uses `diskutil repairPermissions` to set malicious permissions.

Description

DiskManagementTool in the DiskManagement.framework 92.29 on Mac OS X 10.4.8 does not properly validate Bill of Materials (BOM) files, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a BOM file under /Library/Receipts/, which triggers arbitrary file permission changes upon execution of a diskutil permission repair operation.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by MoAB · rubylocalosx
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3087

This exploit leverages a vulnerability in macOS's BOM (Bill of Materials) file handling to overwrite the `/bin/ps` binary with a setuid shell, achieving local privilege escalation. It manipulates the `Archive.bom` file and uses `diskutil repairPermissions` to set malicious permissions.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: macOS (specific version not specified, but likely pre-2007)
Auth required
Prerequisites: Write access to `/Library/Receipts/Essentials.pkg/Contents/Archive.bom` · Presence of `/bin/ps` and `/usr/bin/id` binaries
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by MoAB · rubylocalosx
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3088

This exploit leverages a vulnerability in macOS's permission repair mechanism (CVE-2007-0117) to execute arbitrary commands as root via crontab manipulation. It creates a malicious .bom file and uses cron jobs to escalate privileges and execute a reverse shell.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: macOS (specific version not specified, but likely pre-2007)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local access to the target macOS system · Ability to write files to the filesystem
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/23653
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21899
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0074
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/31167

Scores

EPSS 0.0535
EPSS Percentile 91.6%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
apple/mac_os_x 10.4.8
apple/mac_os_x_server 10.4.8
Published Jan 09, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026