Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in AutoUpdate for macOS - CVE-2025-24036
Published: February 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU103791
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24036
CWE-ID: CWE-367
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a time-of-check, time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition in Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU). A local user can win a race condition and gain elevated privileges on the target system.
Affected software
AutoUpdate for macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2025-24036
Install updates from vendor's website.