Universal Audio UAConnect up to 2.7.0 XPC Inter-Process Communication authorization

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A vulnerability was found in Universal Audio UAConnect up to 2.7.0 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component XPC Inter-Process Communication. Executing a manipulation can lead to authorization. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-8272. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability has been found in Universal Audio UAConnect up to 2.7.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component XPC Inter-Process Communication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The com.uaudio.bsd.helper service, responsible for handling privileged operations, fails to implement critical client validation during XPC inter-process communication (IPC). Specifically, the service does not verify the code requirements, entitlements, or security flags of any client attempting to establish a connection. This lack of proper validation allows unauthorized clients to exploit the service's methods and escalate privileges to root.

The weakness was shared by Carlos Garrido. The advisory is shared for download at pentraze.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-8272 since 08/28/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 11/25/2024).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Universal Audio

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• UAConnect

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• 2.0
• 2.1
• 2.2
• 2.3
• 2.4
• 2.5
• 2.6
• 2.7.0

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