CVE-2024-46062 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can execute arbitrary code as root if Miniconda3 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-2024-46062?
CVE-2024-46062 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
Miniconda3 macOS installers before 23.11.0-1 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 flaw allows a local low-privileged user to inject arbitrary commands, leading to code execution as the root user.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-46062?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Conda Miniconda3.
How do I fix CVE-2024-46062?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-46062 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-46062 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-46062 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jqqw-5c3x-2cjx.