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Re: RegisterEventHotKey and keylogging
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Re: RegisterEventHotKey and keylogging


  • Subject: Re: RegisterEventHotKey and keylogging
  • From: Andrew Farmer <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 11:18:37 -0800

On 6 Feb 2010, at 02:34, Michael Vannorsdel wrote:
> I found that I can hotkey any keys and then use CGEventPost to post the key to the front application.  This effectively lets me track all the keys the user presses from a non-privileged application while still sending input to the key window/process.  I was also able to see my admin pass as it was typed in to an authentication window without any side-effects.
>
> Am I missing something or is this a security flaw?

That sounds like a potential bug. Report it: https://bugreport.apple.com/_______________________________________________

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