VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2024-8272
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.15%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2024-11-25
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
The com.uaudio.bsd.helper service, responsible for handling privileged operations, fails to implement critical client validation during XPC inter-process communication (IPC). Specifically, the service does not verify the code requirements, entitlements, or security flags of any client attempting to establish a connection. This lack of proper validation allows unauthorized clients to exploit the service's methods and escalate privileges to root.
Weakness classification
- CWE-862: Missing Authorization