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Improper Privilege ManagementWeakness · CWE-269

CVE-2024-4395

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-06-27
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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80/100
Remediation priority · High
Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
The XPC service within the audit functionality of Jamf Compliance Editor before version 1.3.1 on macOS can lead to local privilege escalation.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

The XPC service in Jamf Compliance Editor's audit functionality contains a vulnerability that allows a local attacker to escalate privileges. XPC services in macOS handle inter-process communication, and improper validation or authorization in this service can be exploited to gain higher-level system access.

MitigationUpgrade Jamf Compliance Editor to version 1.3.1 or later to remediate this vulnerability.

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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Verify Jamf Compliance Editor is installed
    Check for the presence of Jamf Compliance Editor application in /Applications or via system_profiler SPApplicationsDirectory
    Affected if The application is found on the system
  2. Determine installed version
    Right-click the application in /Applications, select Get Info, or use 'mdls' command to read the version attribute
    Affected if Version displayed is below 1.3.1 (e.g., 1.3.0, 1.2.x, or earlier)
  3. Confirm audit functionality status
    Open Jamf Compliance Editor and navigate to the audit settings panel to see if audit logging or compliance auditing is enabled
    Affected if Audit functionality is configured or actively running
  4. Check for XPC service activity
    Use 'launchctl list | grep -i jamf' or inspect the application's bundle contents for XPC service components within the app wrapper
    Affected if XPC service components related to audit are present and loaded

A user is affected if Jamf Compliance Editor version 1.3.0 or earlier is installed and the audit functionality XPC service is accessible on the system.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Upgrade Jamf Compliance Editor to version 1.3.1 or later to remediate this vulnerability.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Jamf Compliance Editor 1.3.1

  1. Identify the current version of Jamf Compliance Editor installed on the macOS system
  2. Navigate to the official Jamf website or trusted Jamf distribution channel to download Jamf Compliance Editor version 1.3.1 or later
  3. Install the updated version of Jamf Compliance Editor following standard Jamf installation procedures for macOS
  4. Verify the installation was successful by confirming the new version number in the application

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation1.0 h
  • Implementation1.0 h
  • Testing1.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
4.0 hours of engineering $750
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