Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in macOS - CVE-2024-23288

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in macOS - CVE-2024-23288

Published: March 7, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU87243
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4 BT: 5.9 [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-2024-23288
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to AppleMobileFileIntegrity does not properly impose security restrictions, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.


Affected software

macOS
watchOS
tvOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS

How to mitigate CVE-2024-23288

Install updates from vendor's website.

macOS - update to 14.4 23E214
watchOS - update to 10.4
tvOS - update to 17.4
iPadOS - update to 17.4 21E217
Apple iOS - update to 17.4 21E217

External References

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