Privilege escalation via undisclosed state-management logic flaw
Published Sep 6, 2023 · Updated Sep 26, 2024
A logic flaw in Apple Pro Video Formats before 2.2.5 allows local users to elevate privileges through unspecified vectors. Apple has not published the affected component or the incorrect state-management operation that makes the escalation possible. Exploitation requires an existing local user context on a Mac, but the resulting privilege level and effects on data or services remain undisclosed.
Summary
What happened
A logic flaw in Apple Pro Video Formats before 2.2.5 allows local users to elevate privileges through unspecified vectors. Apple has not published the affected component or the incorrect state-management operation that makes the escalation possible. Exploitation requires an existing local user context on a Mac, but the resulting privilege level and effects on data or services remain undisclosed.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-29166
- Published
- Sep 6, 2023
- Updated
- Sep 26, 2024
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- Pro Video Formats
- Classifications
- CWE-269, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 6, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 26, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <2.2
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