RCE in Apple macOS
CVE-2024-46062
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.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (8.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 8.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- m8sec.dev/blog/privilege-escalation-macos-pkg-installers/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.anaconda.com/docs/getting-started/miniconda/release/23.x (Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-46062?
- CVE-2024-46062 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-12-17.
- How severe is CVE-2024-46062?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.