CVE-2024-23274

Local privilege escalation via PackageKit injection

Published Mar 8, 2024 · Updated Apr 2, 2026

Injection in PackageKit in Apple macOS before Monterey 12.7.4, Ventura 13.6.5, and Sonoma 14.4 allows local users to elevate privileges. PackageKit fails to validate special elements supplied by an application before using them in a downstream operation; Apple has not disclosed the affected API, field, or command sink. Execution of a malicious local app is required, and successful exploitation grants elevated privileges on the host.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.42%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Injection in PackageKit in Apple macOS before Monterey 12.7.4, Ventura 13.6.5, and Sonoma 14.4 allows local users to elevate privileges. PackageKit fails to validate special elements supplied by an application before using them in a downstream operation; Apple has not disclosed the affected API, field, or command sink. Execution of a malicious local app is required, and successful exploitation grants elevated privileges on the host.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-23274
Published
Mar 8, 2024
Updated
Apr 2, 2026
Vendor
Apple
Product
macOS
Classifications
CWE-75, CWE-74, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 8, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 2, 2026Record 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 <12.7.4
  2. Affected versionversion=0 <13.6.5
  3. Affected versionversion=0 <14.4
  4. Affected versionversion=12.0 <12.7.4
  5. Affected versionversion=13.0 <13.6.5
  6. Affected versionversion=14.0 <14.4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Apple · macOSversion=0 <12.7.4; version=0 <13.6.5; version=0 <14.4; version=12.0 <12.7.4; version=13.0 <13.6.5; version=14.0 <14.4

Published CVSS scores

7.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.4CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-75Failure to Sanitize Special Elements into a Different Plane (Special Element Injection)
CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Public exploit references

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