CVE-2024-23238 Missing authorization in macOS
An app can edit NVRAM variables due to insufficient access restrictions, allowing unauthorized modification of system settings.
- 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-2024-23238?
CVE-2024-23238 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 8 Mar 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
An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4. An app may be able to edit NVRAM variables.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-23238?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2024-23238?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-23238 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-23238 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-23238 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Macos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g3gw-gcgh-qmpp.