CVE-2022-27904 Race condition in n/a

High 7.0 Published 30 Jun 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

A race condition in the Automox Agent for macOS allows attackers to escalate privileges during the installation process.

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-2022-27904?

CVE-2022-27904 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Automox Agent for macOS before version 39 was vulnerable to a time-of-check/time-of-use (TOCTOU) race-condition attack during the agent install process.

Weakness: CWE-367

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27904?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Automox Automox.

How do I fix CVE-2022-27904?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27904 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-27904 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27904 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-94g5-26f2-52x8.