CVE-2024-7062 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in Nimble Commander on Apple macOS, allowing an authenticated local attacker to execute system-level commands as root. The vulnerability stems from improper authorization validation, enabling actions like changing file permissions, obtaining file handles, and terminating processes. Rated 7.8 HIGH (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), it requires local access but has low attack complexity and no user interaction. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mikekazakov:nimble_commander:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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