CVE-2024-27301

Privilege Escalation Abusing installer in SupportApp

Published Mar 14, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7.3 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Support App is an opensource application specialized in managing Apple devices. It's possible to abuse a vulnerability inside the postinstall installer script to make the installer execute arbitrary code as root. The cause of the vulnerability is the fact that the shebang `#!/bin/zsh` is being used. When the installer is executed it asks for the users password to be executed as root. However, it'll still be using the $HOME of the user and therefore loading the file `$HOME/.zshenv` when the `postinstall` script is executed.
An attacker could add malicious code to `$HOME/.zshenv` and it will be executed when the app is installed. An attacker may leverage this vulnerability to escalate privilege on the system. This issue has been addressed in version 2.5.1 Rev 2. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-24525 Support App is an opensource application specialized in managing Apple devices. It's possible to abuse a vulnerability inside the postinstall installer script to make the installer execute arbitrary code as root. The cause of the vulnerability is the fact that the shebang `#!/bin/zsh` is being used. When the installer is executed it asks for the users password to be executed as root. However, it'll still be using the $HOME of the user and therefore loading the file `$HOME/.zshenv` when the `postinstall` script is executed. An attacker could add malicious code to `$HOME/.zshenv` and it will be executed when the app is installed. An attacker may leverage this vulnerability to escalate privilege on the system. This issue has been addressed in version 2.5.1 Rev 2. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Root3
Root3 support App
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:root3:support_app:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Root3
Root3 support App
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00035}

epss

{'score': 0.00038}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 2, 2024, 12:28 AM
Reserved
Feb 22, 2024, 6:08 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 14, 2024, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:19 AM