CVE-2024-1417

Local command execution via environment variable handling

Published May 16, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Command injection in WatchGuard AuthPoint Password Manager for macOS before 1.0.6 allows local users to run arbitrary commands. WatchGuard identifies execution-environment variable handling as the affected module but does not publish the command-building locus or unsafe operation. Exploitation requires local authenticated access and runs commands with the AuthPoint Password Manager extension's privileges.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.72%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in WatchGuard AuthPoint Password Manager for macOS before 1.0.6 allows local users to run arbitrary commands. WatchGuard identifies execution-environment variable handling as the affected module but does not publish the command-building locus or unsafe operation. Exploitation requires local authenticated access and runs commands with the AuthPoint Password Manager extension's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-1417
Published
May 16, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.
Product
AuthPoint Password Manager
Classifications
CWE-77, CAPEC-251, T1059
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 16, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=1.0.5
  2. Affected versionversion=1.0.6* <1.0.6

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. · AuthPoint Password Managerversion=0 <=1.0.5; version=1.0.6* <1.0.6

Published CVSS scores

7.8WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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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 exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
CAPEC-251Local Code Inclusion
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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