CVE-2024-12786Public exploit

Root command execution via unverified XPC clients

Published Dec 19, 2024 · Updated Dec 20, 2024

Local privilege escalation in X1a0He Adobe Downloader 1.3.0 and 1.3.1 allows local users to execute commands as root via its XPC service. The shouldAcceptNewConnection delegate unconditionally accepts any client, exposing executeCommand on the privileged helper without client verification. A low-privileged macOS account can connect to the Mach service without user interaction and gain full root command execution.

CVSS severity8.5
High
EPSS probability0.22%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
Coverage for this vulnerability

See if you're affected

Explore vulnerability checks for your environment with Hinoki.

Book a demo

Summary

What happened

Local privilege escalation in X1a0He Adobe Downloader 1.3.0 and 1.3.1 allows local users to execute commands as root via its XPC service. The shouldAcceptNewConnection delegate unconditionally accepts any client, exposing executeCommand on the privileged helper without client verification. A low-privileged macOS account can connect to the Mach service without user interaction and gain full root command execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-12786
Published
Dec 19, 2024
Updated
Dec 20, 2024
Vendor
X1a0He
Product
Adobe Downloader
Classifications
CWE-269, CWE-266, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 19, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 20, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

Present is not the same as exploitable

Compare your product and version with the public record. A matching version still requires validation against your environment.

Is a vulnerable build present?

Compare these published version ranges with your installed build and any vendor patches.

  1. Affected versionversion=1.3.0
  2. Affected versionversion=1.3.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

X1a0He · Adobe Downloaderversion=1.3.0; version=1.3.1

Published CVSS scores

6.8VulDBAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
8.5VulDBCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
7.8VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

Daily unique IPs observed by Shadowserver honeypots for known exploited vulnerabilities (KEVs). Missing observations do not establish an absence of attacks.

Daily unique IPsNo honeypot observations are available for this CVE in the selected window.

No observations available

Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
CWE-266Incorrect Privilege Assignment
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Public exploit references

Labels summarize the accepted research assessment. They do not indicate a test against your environment.

Technologies

Your stack

See the directory against your own environment.

Your stack

Check the software in your environment

Book a demo to see how Hinoki identifies affected software and validates exploitability in your environment.

Book a demo