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CVE-2024-55968 Detail

Description

An issue was discovered in DTEX DEC-M (DTEX Forwarder) 6.1.1. The com.dtexsystems.helper service, responsible for handling privileged operations within the macOS DTEX Event Forwarder agent, fails to implement critical client validation during XPC interprocess communication (IPC). Specifically, the service does not verify the code requirements, entitlements, security flags, or version of any client attempting to establish a connection. This lack of proper logic validation allows malicious actors to exploit the service's methods via unauthorized client connections, and escalate privileges to root by abusing the DTConnectionHelperProtocol protocol's submitQuery method over an unauthorized XPC connection.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://github.com/Wi1DN00B/CVE-2024-55968
https://github.com/null-event/CVE-2024-55968

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-267 Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions CISA-ADP  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-55968
NVD Published Date:
01/28/2025
NVD Last Modified:
03/24/2025
Source:
MITRE