macOS Universal Audio (UAConnect) <= 2.7.0 - Local Privilege Escalation
The com.uaudio.bsd.helper service, responsible for handling privileged operations, fails to implement critical client validation during XPC inter-process communication (IPC). Specifically, the service does not verify the code requirements, entitlements, or security flags of any client attempting to establish a connection. This lack of proper validation allows unauthorized clients to exploit the service's methods and escalate privileges to root.
Problem Types
| Type | CWE ID | Description |
|---|
| CWE | CWE-862 | CWE-862 Missing Authorization |
Type: CWE
Description: CWE-862 Missing Authorization
Metrics
| Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Version: 3.1
Base score: 7.8
Base severity: HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Impacts
| CAPEC ID | Description |
|---|
| CAPEC-233 | CAPEC-233 Privilege Escalation |
Description: CAPEC-233 Privilege Escalation