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CVE-2024-8272: macOS Universal Audio (UAConnect) <= 2.7.0 - Local Privilege Escalation

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-11-25 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

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.

Affected products

• Universal Audio UAConnect: through 2.7.0

References

• https://pentraze.com/vulnerability-reports

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