CVE-2024-7062

Local Privilege Escalation in Nimble Commander <= v1.6.0, Build 4087

Published Jul 26, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Nimble Commander suffers from a privilege escalation vulnerability due to the server (info.filesmanager.Files.PrivilegedIOHelperV2) performing improper/insufficient validation of a client’s authorization before executing an operation. Consequently, it is possible to execute system-level commands as the root user, such as changing permissions and ownership, obtaining a handle (file descriptor) of an arbitrary file, and terminating processes, among other operations.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-48059 Nimble Commander suffers from a privilege escalation vulnerability due to the server (info.filesmanager.Files.PrivilegedIOHelperV2) performing improper/insufficient validation of a client’s authorization before executing an operation. Consequently, it is possible to execute system-level commands as the root user, such as changing permissions and ownership, obtaining a handle (file descriptor) of an arbitrary file, and terminating processes, among other operations.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Mikekazakov
Mikekazakov nimble Commander
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mikekazakov:nimble_commander:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos
Mikekazakov
Mikekazakov nimble Commander
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Pentraze
Published
Updated
Aug 1, 2024, 9:52 PM
Reserved
Jul 23, 2024, 10:18 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 26, 2024, 12:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:19 AM