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.
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Mon, 05 Jan 2026 14:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Conda
Conda miniconda3
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:conda:miniconda3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Conda
Conda miniconda3

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-732
CWE-77
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Anaconda
Anaconda miniconda3
Apple
Apple macos
Vendors & Products Anaconda
Anaconda miniconda3
Apple
Apple macos

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +0000

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Description 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-18T18:52:37.437Z

Reserved: 2024-09-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2024-46062

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-12-18T16:10:35.641Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-12-17T19:16:00.300

Modified: 2026-01-05T14:37:33.770

Link: CVE-2024-46062

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-12-18T09:56:57Z

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