CVE-2026-24065

Local Privilege Escalation via Insecure XPC Client Validation in Waves Central for macOS

Published Jun 9, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Waves Central for macOS versions 13.0.9 through 16.5.5 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the privileged helper service. The helper validates connecting XPC clients using the client process identifier (PID) to verify code-signing identity. Because process identifiers can be reused, a local attacker can exploit a race condition between the time a connection request is made and the time the helper performs validation, causing the helper to trust an attacker-controlled process. This allows the attacker to invoke privileged operations, resulting in arbitrary code execution as root. The issue is fixed in version 16.6.2.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

The issue is fixed in version 16.6.2 or higher which can be downloaded at the vendor's download page at https://www.waves.com/downloads/central

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Waves Audio
Waves Audio waves Central
Vendors & Products Waves Audio
Waves Audio waves Central
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References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Waves Central for macOS versions 13.0.9 through 16.5.5 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the privileged helper service. The helper validates connecting XPC clients using the client process identifier (PID) to verify code-signing identity. Because process identifiers can be reused, a local attacker can exploit a race condition between the time a connection request is made and the time the helper performs validation, causing the helper to trust an attacker-controlled process. This allows the attacker to invoke privileged operations, resulting in arbitrary code execution as root. The issue is fixed in version 16.6.2.
Title Local Privilege Escalation via Insecure XPC Client Validation in Waves Central for macOS
Weaknesses CWE-367
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
SEC-VLab
Published
Updated
Jun 9, 2026, 3:58 PM
Reserved
Jan 21, 2026, 11:29 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jun 9, 2026, 4:16 PM
Modified
Jul 23, 2026, 8:10 AM