CVE-2020-24003 Security feature bypass in n/a
A local attacker can bypass macOS privacy controls to access microphone and camera without user consent by exploiting Skype's library validation entitlement.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-24003?
CVE-2020-24003 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jan 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Microsoft Skype through 8.59.0.77 on macOS has the disable-library-validation entitlement, which allows a local process (with the user's privileges) to obtain unprompted microphone and camera access by loading a crafted library and thereby inheriting Skype Client's microphone and camera access.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24003?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Skype.
How do I fix CVE-2020-24003?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24003 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-24003 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24003 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-99cq-hqh8-c6pp.