What is CVE-2024-31953?

CVE-2024-31953 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2024-05-14.

How severe is CVE-2024-31953?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-31953 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Privilege escalation in Apple Macos

CVE-2024-31953

An issue was discovered in Samsung Magician 8.0.0 on macOS. Because it is possible to tamper with the directory and executable files used during the installation process, an attacker can escalate privileges through arbitrary code execution…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.001 (4.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Apple Macos
Samsung Magician — versions 8.0.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

Public proof-of-concept exploits

pwn2carr/pwn2carr

References

cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-31953?: CVE-2024-31953 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2024-05-14.
How severe is CVE-2024-31953?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-31953 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.