CVE-2026-24068
Missing XPC Client & NSXPC endpoint validation leads to privilege escalation in Vienna Assistant (MacOS) - Vienna Symphonic Library
Description
The VSL privileged helper does utilize NSXPC for IPC. The implementation of the "shouldAcceptNewConnection" function, which is used by the NSXPC framework to validate if a client should be allowed to connect to the XPC listener, does not validate clients at all. This means that any process can connect to this service using the configured protocol. A malicious process is able to call all the functions defined in the corresponding HelperToolProtocol. No validation is performed in the functions "writeReceiptFile" and “runUninstaller” of the HelperToolProtocol. This allows an attacker to write files to any location with any data as well as execute any file with any arguments. Any process can call these functions because of the missing XPC client validation described before. The abuse of the missing endpoint validation leads to privilege escalation.
INFO
Published Date :
March 26, 2026, 11:16 a.m.
Last Modified :
March 26, 2026, 11:16 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
551230f0-3615-47bd-b7cc-93e92e730bbf
Affected Products
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Solution
- Validate all incoming XPC client connections.
- Validate data and file paths in functions.
- Apply input validation to all helper functions.
- Restrict access to privileged operations.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2026-24068.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://r.sec-consult.com/vsl |
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New CVE Received by 551230f0-3615-47bd-b7cc-93e92e730bbf
Mar. 26, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description The VSL privileged helper does utilize NSXPC for IPC. The implementation of the "shouldAcceptNewConnection" function, which is used by the NSXPC framework to validate if a client should be allowed to connect to the XPC listener, does not validate clients at all. This means that any process can connect to this service using the configured protocol. A malicious process is able to call all the functions defined in the corresponding HelperToolProtocol. No validation is performed in the functions "writeReceiptFile" and “runUninstaller” of the HelperToolProtocol. This allows an attacker to write files to any location with any data as well as execute any file with any arguments. Any process can call these functions because of the missing XPC client validation described before. The abuse of the missing endpoint validation leads to privilege escalation. Added CWE CWE-306 Added Reference https://r.sec-consult.com/vsl