CVE-2024-22405 XADMaster may not apply quarantine attribute correctly to extracted files
Attackers can bypass macOS Gatekeeper checks by extracting specially crafted zip archives using the XADMaster library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-22405?
CVE-2024-22405 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MacPaw XADMaster, published on 30 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
XADMaster is an objective-C library for archive and file unarchiving and extraction. When extracting a specially crafted zip archive XADMaster may not apply quarantine attribute correctly. Such behaviour may circumvent Gatekeeper checks on the system. Only macOS installations are affected. This issue was fixed in XADMaster 1.10.8. It is recommended to upgrade to the latest version. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
Weakness: CWE-281
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22405?
How do I fix CVE-2024-22405?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-22405 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-22405 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22405 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xg3c-r7w5-7xw2.