Race Condition within a Thread Affecting github.com/sparkle-project/Sparkle package, versions >=2.0.0-beta.1 <2.7.2
Threat Intelligence
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- published23 Sept 2025
- disclosed16 Sept 2025
- creditKarol Mazurek
Introduced: 16 Sep 2025
NewCVE-2025-10016 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade sparkle-project/Sparkle to version 2.7.2 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Race Condition within a Thread via the Autoupdate helper tool. A local unprivileged attacker can gain elevated privileges by sending a very well-timed XPC message and connect to the daemon when it is spawned as root and requesting installation of a crafted malicious PKG file. This is only exploitable if the attacker is able to connect to the daemon before the legitimate client and, in some cases, if the victim enters credentials in a system authorization dialog that can be modified by the attacker.
##Workaround
This does not impact non-sandboxed apps that have chosen to remove the installer service to save disk space from not using it.