Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2019-6724
The barracudavpn component of the Barracuda VPN Client prior to version 5.0.2.7 for Linux, macOS, and OpenBSD runs as a privileged process and can allow an unprivileged local attacker to load a malicious library, resulting in arbitrary code executing as root.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (41.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 41.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- campus.barracuda.com/product/networkaccessclient/doc/78154149/release-notes-bar… (Vendor Advisory)
- campus.barracuda.com/product/networkaccessclient/doc/78154147/release-notes-bar… (Vendor Advisory)
- blog.mirch.io/2019/02/14/cve-2019-6724-barracuda-vpn-client-privilege-escalatio… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-6724?
- CVE-2019-6724 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-03-21.
- How severe is CVE-2019-6724?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-6724 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.