CVE-2024-8272CWE-862

macOS Universal Audio (UAConnect) <= 2.7.0 - Local Privilege Escalation

High · published November 25, 2024

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
4.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00155 · 4.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
Published
2024-11-25T17:52Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 25 NOV 17:52Z
    macOS Universal Audio (UAConnect) <= 2.7.0 - Local Privilege Escalation
    cvelistv5