CVE-2024-4395Public exploit

Local privilege escalation via unvalidated XPC clients

Published Jun 27, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Local privilege escalation in Jamf Compliance Editor before 1.3.1 allows local users to execute commands as root through its audit XPC service. The privileged com.jamf.complianceeditor.helper service accepts connections without validating the client code signature and exposes executeScriptAt:arguments:then: for attacker-chosen executables. The helper is installed only after a host audit is performed, after which any local user can invoke it to run arbitrary commands with root privileges.

CVSS severity7.3
High
EPSS probability0.21%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Local privilege escalation in Jamf Compliance Editor before 1.3.1 allows local users to execute commands as root through its audit XPC service. The privileged com.jamf.complianceeditor.helper service accepts connections without validating the client code signature and exposes executeScriptAt:arguments:then: for attacker-chosen executables. The helper is installed only after a host audit is performed, after which any local user can invoke it to run arbitrary commands with root privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-4395
Published
Jun 27, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
Jamf
Product
Jamf Compliance Editor
Classifications
CWE-269, CAPEC-233, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 27, 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=1 <1.3.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Jamf · Jamf Compliance Editorversion=1 <1.3.1

Published CVSS scores

7.3JAMFCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/S:N/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Green
7.8CISA-ADPCVSS: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 exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
CAPEC-233Privilege Escalation
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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