CVE-2024-8272
macOS Universal Audio (UAConnect) <= 2.7.0 - Local Privilege Escalation
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Nov 25, 2024
- Updated
- Nov 25, 2024
- Reserved
- Aug 28, 2024
Description
The com.uaudio.bsd.helper service, responsible for handling privileged operations, fails to implement critical client validation during XPC inter-process communication (IPC). Specifically, the service does not verify the code requirements, entitlements, or security flags of any client attempting to establish a connection. This lack of proper validation allows unauthorized clients to exploit the service's methods and escalate privileges to root.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Pentraze |
Weaknesses
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
UAConnectUniversal Audio |
|
References
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