CVE-2007-0162

Unsanity APE 2.0.2 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2007-0162. PoCs published by MoAB.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit patches the ApplicationEnhancer binary to inject malicious code and downloads a backdoor binary. It modifies specific offsets in the binary to alter its behavior and replaces a resource file with a remote payload.

Description

Unsanity Application Enhancer (APE) 2.0.2 installs with insecure permissions for the (1) ApplicationEnhancer binary and the (2) /Library/Frameworks/ApplicationEnhancer.framework directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying or replacing the binary or library files.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by MoAB · rubylocalosx
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3102

This exploit patches the ApplicationEnhancer binary to inject malicious code and downloads a backdoor binary. It modifies specific offsets in the binary to alter its behavior and replaces a resource file with a remote payload.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ApplicationEnhancer (Unsanity APU) framework
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target system · Network access to download the backdoor binary
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/32661
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21951
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31349
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/23649

Scores

EPSS 0.0080
EPSS Percentile 51.9%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
unsanity/application_enhancer 2.0.2
Published Jan 10, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026