CVE-2024-46060 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Local attackers can execute arbitrary code as root if Anaconda is installed outside the home directory due to world-writable files.

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-2024-46060?

CVE-2024-46060 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-77, CWE-732

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-46060?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Anaconda Anaconda3.

How do I fix CVE-2024-46060?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-46060 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-46060 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-46060 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q9rq-fh6c-82mw.

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