CVE-2024-46062 json
Miniconda3 macOS installers before 23.11.0-1 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability when installed outside the user's home dire…
published 2025-12-17 10 mo ago modified 2026-10-27 12 d ago also EUVD-2024-55356
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 9%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Miniconda3 macOS installers before 23.11.0-1 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability when installed outside the user's home directory. During installation, world-writable files are created and executed with root privileges. This flaw allows a local low-privileged user to inject arbitrary commands, leading to code execution as the root user.
Patch / fix
- conda miniconda3 23.11.0-1
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 10 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- m8sec.dev https://m8sec.dev/blog/privilege-escalation-macos-pkg-installers/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Classification
References
-
m8sec.dev
/blog/privilege-escalation-macos-pkg-installers/
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
anaconda.com
/docs/getting-started/miniconda/release/23.x#miniconda-23-11-0-1
release-notes
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-46062
- NVD CVE-2024-46062
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