Submit #653159: whuan132 AIBattery v1.0.9 Unauthenticated XPC to root helper exposes SMC power controlsinfo

Titlewhuan132 AIBattery v1.0.9 Unauthenticated XPC to root helper exposes SMC power controls
DescriptionA root privileged XPC helper registers a public Mach service (com.collweb.AIBatteryHelper) and accepts any incoming connection without authenticating the caller (no audit token, code-signing TeamID or entitlement checks). As a result, any local, unprivileged process can invoke methods exposed via BatteryXPCProtocol (e.g., forceBatteryMode, enableAdapter, enableCharging) and perform privileged power/SMC operations.
Source⚠️ https://github.com/SwayZGl1tZyyy/n-days/blob/main/AIBattery-Charge-Limiter/README.md
User
 SwayZGl1tZyyy (UID 88771)
Submission09/12/2025 05:21 (11 months ago)
Moderation09/18/2025 07:46 (6 days later)
StatusAccepted
VulDB entry324793 [whuan132 AIBattery up to 1.0.9 com.collweb.AIBatteryHelper BatteryXPCService.swift missing authentication]
Points19

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