Missing AuthenticationWeakness · CWE-306

CVE-2026-24062

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-03-18
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 "Privileged Helper" component of the Arturia Software Center (MacOS) does not perform sufficient client code signature validation when a client connects. This leads to an attacker being able to connect to the helper and execute privileged actions leading 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 Arturia Software Center's privileged helper on macOS lacks proper code signature validation for connecting clients. This allows an attacker with local access to connect to the root-level helper daemon and inject/execute privileged operations, achieving local privilege escalation from a standard user to root.

MitigationApply vendor patch when available; until then, restrict access to the Arturia Software Center and monitor for unauthorized helper communication.

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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. Check if Arturia Software Center is installed
    Look for the application in /Applications/ or check via Finder. Also search for 'Arturia' in System Preferences > Applications or use Spotlight.
    Affected if Arturia Software Center application exists on the system
  2. Locate the privileged helper daemon
    Search for the helper in common locations: /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/ and check for files containing 'Arturia' in the name. Also check ~/Library/Application Support/ for Arturia-related files.
    Affected if A privileged helper tool named with 'Arturia' or related identifiers exists in system helper directories
  3. Check if the Arturia helper daemon is running
    Open Terminal and run: sudo launchctl list | grep -i arturia OR ps aux | grep -i arturia
    Affected if A daemon process related to Arturia with elevated privileges appears in running processes
  4. Verify the helper's code signature status
    If the helper binary is found, check its signature: codesign -dvv /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/<helper_name> 2>&1
    Affected if The helper shows no valid code signature, an invalid signature, or the command fails to return a proper signature chain
  5. Check for the helper's launchd configuration
    Examine /Library/LaunchDaemons/ or ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ for plist files related to Arturia: ls -la /Library/LaunchDaemons/ | grep -i arturia
    Affected if A launchd plist for an Arturia helper exists and references the privileged helper tool

The environment is affected if Arturia Software Center is installed with a privileged helper that lacks proper code signature validation, allowing standard users to trigger privileged operations.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor patch when available; until then, restrict access to the Arturia Software Center and monitor for unauthorized helper communication.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation12.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
26.0 hours of engineering $4,580
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