CVE-2024-46062
Miniconda3 macOS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
Miniconda3 macOS installers before 23.11.0-1 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability when installed outside the user's home directory. During installation, world-writable files are created and executed with root privileges. This flaw allows a local low-privileged user to inject arbitrary commands, leading to code execution as the root user.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 17, 2025, 7:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 17, 2025, 7:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2024-46062
vulnerability.
Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the
products
that
are
affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
No affected product recoded yet
Solution
- Update Miniconda3 to version 23.11.0-1 or newer.
- Reinstall Miniconda3 within the user's home directory.
- Ensure installation directory permissions are secure.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2024-46062.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://m8sec.dev/blog/privilege-escalation-macos-pkg-installers/ | |
| https://www.anaconda.com/docs/getting-started/miniconda/release/23.x#miniconda-23-11-0-1 |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-46062 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-46062
weaknesses.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Dec. 17, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Miniconda3 macOS installers before 23.11.0-1 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability when installed outside the user's home directory. During installation, world-writable files are created and executed with root privileges. This flaw allows a local low-privileged user to inject arbitrary commands, leading to code execution as the root user. Added Reference https://m8sec.dev/blog/privilege-escalation-macos-pkg-installers/ Added Reference https://www.anaconda.com/docs/getting-started/miniconda/release/23.x#miniconda-23-11-0-1