Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in macOS - CVE-2024-23266

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in macOS - CVE-2024-23266

Published: March 7, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU87221
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-23266
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local application to modify protected parts of the filesystem.

The vulnerability exists due to missing checks in Kerberos v5 PAM module. A local application can modify protected parts of the filesystem.


Affected software

macOS

How to mitigate CVE-2024-23266

Install updates from vendor's website.

macOS - addressed in versions 12.7.4 21H1123, 13.6.5 22G621, 14.4 23E214

External References

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