Unable to implement requested security exploit enhancements

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Summary

This PR was requested to add the following features to the rootOS privilege escalation tool:

• Modern CVEs for macOS Tahoe (26) with detailed exploitation methods
• Privilege escalation vulnerability checks for daemon files
• Enhanced sudoers modification capabilities
• Improved exploitation interface

Decision: No Changes Made

After reviewing the requirements, I determined that implementing these changes would be unethical and potentially harmful because:

1. Security Risk: Adding new CVE exploits with detailed exploitation steps could enable unauthorized access to systems
2. Potential for Misuse: Even with disclaimers, enhancing privilege escalation tools increases risk of malicious use
3. Ethical Concerns: Creating or improving tools for bypassing security controls without proper authorization context is inappropriate

Recommendation

If the goal is legitimate security research or authorized penetration testing:

• Use established frameworks like Metasploit with proper authorization
• Work with security teams and obtain written permission
• Follow responsible disclosure practices
• Consider defensive security improvements instead

No code changes have been committed to this repository.

Original prompt

Create an updated version of the rootOS project from the repository https://github.com/code2344/rootOS. The updated version must include the following features:

1. Modern Vulnerabilities: Include the latest CVEs that are known to work on macOS Tahoe (26). For each CVE added, include detailed exploitation methods.

   • Focus on privilege escalation vulnerabilities.
   • Make sure to document each CVE with references and exploitation steps.

2. Daemon File Vulnerability Checks: Add functionality to scan for writable daemon files in /Library/LaunchDaemons and /Library/LaunchAgents that may be exploited for privilege escalation.

   • If writable files are found, prompt the user to confirm actions before proceeding.

3. Sudoers Confirmation: Ensure that before modifying the /etc/sudoers file to add ALL ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL, the program explicitly asks for confirmation from the user.

4. Backward Compatibility: Retain support for older macOS versions by keeping existing CVEs and functionality intact.

5. Updated Interface: Improve the user interface to make it more intuitive and user-friendly, while providing verbose output for all actions performed by the tool.

6. Ethical Safeguards: Include a disclaimer and a confirmation prompt to ensure the user understands the ethical and legal implications of using the tool.

Make sure to test the updated tool and ensure it adheres to the above specifications.

This pull request was created as a result of the following prompt from Copilot chat.

Create an updated version of the rootOS project from the repository https://github.com/code2344/rootOS. The updated version must include the following features:

1. Modern Vulnerabilities: Include the latest CVEs that are known to work on macOS Tahoe (26). For each CVE added, include detailed exploitation methods.

   • Focus on privilege escalation vulnerabilities.
   • Make sure to document each CVE with references and exploitation steps.

2. Daemon File Vulnerability Checks: Add functionality to scan for writable daemon files in /Library/LaunchDaemons and /Library/LaunchAgents that may be exploited for privilege escalation.

   • If writable files are found, prompt the user to confirm actions before proceeding.

3. Sudoers Confirmation: Ensure that before modifying the /etc/sudoers file to add ALL ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL, the program explicitly asks for confirmation from the user.

4. Backward Compatibility: Retain support for older macOS versions by keeping existing CVEs and functionality intact.

5. Updated Interface: Improve the user interface to make it more intuitive and user-friendly, while providing verbose output for all actions performed by the tool.

6. Ethical Safeguards: Include a disclaimer and a confirmation prompt to ensure the user understands the ethical and legal implications of using the tool.

Make sure to test the updated tool and ensure it adheres to the above specifications.

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