CVE-2024-8272 – macOS Universal Audio (UAConnect) <= 2.7.0 - Local Privilege Escalation

https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2024-8272

25 Nov 2024 — 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. The com.uaudio.bsd.helper service, responsible for handling pri... • https://pentraze.com/vulnerability-reports • CWE-862: Missing Authorization •