Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in macOS - CVE-2024-27888
Published: August 5, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95313
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27888
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 improperly imposed security restrictions in PackageKit. A local application can modify protected parts of the file system.
Affected software
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2024-27888
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - update to 14.4 23E214