CVE-2024-46062
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.
Published:Dec 17, 2025
Last Modified:Jan 5, 2026
EPS:Dec 17, 2025
EPSS Score:0.0002
CVSS Score:7.8
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Anaconda
Product
Miniconda3
Anaconda
Miniconda3
Vendor
Apple
Product
Macos
Apple
Macos
Vendor
Conda
Product
Miniconda3
Conda
Miniconda3
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
