Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in MacUpdater - CVE-2023-41902
Published: September 26, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU81123
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-41902
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: corecode (Simon Schubert)
Affected software:
MacUpdater
MacUpdater
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to an XPC misconfiguration issue. A local user can use a specially crafted .pkg file and gain elevated privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-41902
Install updates from vendor's website.