CVE-2026-112445
CVE-2026-112445: The Simplest macOS Local Privilege Escalation to Date
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GITHUB · launched Oct 29, 2026 · 46 upvotes (top 36%)
- Security
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
Similar launches
See all 947 similar launches →Could you build this?
No This is a macOS privilege-escalation exploit, and building a real version requires specialized vulnerability research and exploit development.
What it would actually take: Creating this exploit depends on deep knowledge of macOS kernel and privilege boundaries and the ability to find and weaponize a bug. That is specialized security research, and this assessment will not provide a build path for it.
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 947 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #360 of 948 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 357 days after the earliest competitor.
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