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7.8
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2024-46060
Anaconda3 macOS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

Anaconda3 macOS installers before 2024.06-1 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 allows a local low-privileged user to inject arbitrary commands, leading to code execution as the root user.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 17, 2025, 7:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 18, 2025, 7:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-46060 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

: Total Affected Vendor : 0 | Products : 0
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Solution
Update Anaconda3 to version 2024.06-1 or later to fix the privilege escalation vulnerability.
  • Update Anaconda3 to version 2024.06-1 or later.
  • Reinstall Anaconda3 within the user's home directory.
  • Remove world-writable files created during installation.
  • Review installation permissions for sensitive applications.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-46060.

URL Resource
https://m8sec.dev/blog/privilege-escalation-macos-pkg-installers/
https://www.anaconda.com/docs/getting-started/anaconda/release/2024.x#anaconda-2024-06-1
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-46060 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-46060 weaknesses.

CAPEC-15: Command Delimiters Command Delimiters CAPEC-40: Manipulating Writeable Terminal Devices Manipulating Writeable Terminal Devices CAPEC-43: Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers CAPEC-75: Manipulating Writeable Configuration Files Manipulating Writeable Configuration Files CAPEC-76: Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls CAPEC-136: LDAP Injection LDAP Injection CAPEC-183: IMAP/SMTP Command Injection IMAP/SMTP Command Injection CAPEC-248: Command Injection Command Injection CAPEC-1: Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs CAPEC-17: Using Malicious Files Using Malicious Files CAPEC-60: Reusing Session IDs (aka Session Replay) Reusing Session IDs (aka Session Replay) CAPEC-61: Session Fixation Session Fixation CAPEC-62: Cross Site Request Forgery Cross Site Request Forgery CAPEC-122: Privilege Abuse Privilege Abuse CAPEC-127: Directory Indexing Directory Indexing CAPEC-180: Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels CAPEC-206: Signing Malicious Code Signing Malicious Code CAPEC-234: Hijacking a privileged process Hijacking a privileged process CAPEC-642: Replace Binaries Replace Binaries

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-46060 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Dec. 18, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-77
    Added CWE CWE-732
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Dec. 17, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Anaconda3 macOS installers before 2024.06-1 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 allows a local low-privileged user to inject arbitrary commands, leading to code execution as the root user.
    Added Reference https://m8sec.dev/blog/privilege-escalation-macos-pkg-installers/
    Added Reference https://www.anaconda.com/docs/getting-started/anaconda/release/2024.x#anaconda-2024-06-1
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
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