The remote host is running a version of macOS / Mac OS X that is 13.x prior to 13.6.7. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1. An     attacker with knowledge of a standard user's credentials can unlock another standard user's locked screen     on the same Mac. (CVE-2023-42861)

  - A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.4 and     iPadOS 17.4. An attacker with arbitrary kernel read and write capability may be able to bypass kernel     memory protections. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited. (CVE-2024-23296)

  - A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8,     macOS Monterey 12.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.6.7, macOS Sonoma 14.4. An app may be able to access user-     sensitive data. (CVE-2024-27789)

  - The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS     Sonoma 14.5. An attacker may be able to elevate privileges. (CVE-2024-27796)

  - An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma     14.5. An attacker may be able to elevate privileges. (CVE-2024-27798)

  - This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.5,     macOS Ventura 13.6.7, macOS Monterey 12.7.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8. An unprivileged app may be able     to log keystrokes in other apps including those using secure input mode. (CVE-2024-27799)

  - This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.7,     macOS Monterey 12.7.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5,     watchOS 10.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5. Processing a maliciously crafted message may lead to a denial-of-service.
    (CVE-2024-27800)

  - An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura     13.6.7, macOS Monterey 12.7.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS     17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination or     arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2024-27802)

  - An issue was addressed with improved validation of environment variables. This issue is fixed in macOS     Ventura 13.6.7, macOS Monterey 12.7.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, tvOS 17.5, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5,     watchOS 10.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5. An app may be able to access sensitive user data. (CVE-2024-27805)

  - This issue was addressed with improved environment sanitization. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura     13.6.7, macOS Monterey 12.7.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, tvOS 17.5, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, watchOS     10.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5. An app may be able to access sensitive user data. (CVE-2024-27806)

  - A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.5 and iPadOS     17.5, tvOS 17.5, watchOS 10.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5. An app may be able to read sensitive location     information. (CVE-2024-27810)

  - The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.7, macOS Monterey     12.7.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma     14.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2024-27817)

  - A race condition was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.5, iOS 16.7.8     and iPadOS 16.7.8, macOS Ventura 13.6.7, watchOS 10.5, visionOS 1.3, tvOS 17.5, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5,     macOS Monterey 12.7.5. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to spoof network packets.
    (CVE-2024-27823)

  - This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.5. An app     may be able to elevate privileges. (CVE-2024-27824)

  - This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.5. An     app may be able to read arbitrary files. (CVE-2024-27827)

  - An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS     Ventura 13.6.7, macOS Monterey 12.7.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, iOS 17.5 and     iPadOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5. Processing a file may lead to unexpected app termination or arbitrary code     execution. (CVE-2024-27831)

  - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.7, macOS     Monterey 12.7.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, watchOS     10.5. An attacker that has already achieved kernel code execution may be able to bypass kernel memory     protections. (CVE-2024-27840)

  - A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.5. An app may be     able to elevate privileges. (CVE-2024-27843)

  - This issue was addressed with improved checks This issue is fixed in iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS     Sonoma 14.5. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences. (CVE-2024-27847)

  - The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.5, macOS Ventura     13.6.7, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8. A shortcut may be able to use sensitive     data with certain actions without prompting the user. (CVE-2024-27855)

  - This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.5,     macOS Ventura 13.6.7, macOS Monterey 12.7.5. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file     system. (CVE-2024-27885)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the operating system's self-reported version number.

Detections

Analytics

macOS 13.x < 13.6.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT214107)

high Nessus Plugin ID 196931

Version 1.9

Version 1.8

Version 1.7

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Version 1.0

Version 1.9 Sep 20, 2024, 11:17 AM IAVM reference Plugin Feed: 202409201117
Version 1.8 Aug 14, 2024, 6:06 PM Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202408141806
Version 1.7 Aug 2, 2024, 2:59 PM Plugin metadata (IAVM metadata) Plugin Feed: 202408021459
Version 1.6 Aug 2, 2024, 12:20 PM IAVM reference Plugin Feed: 202408021220
Version 1.5 Jul 30, 2024, 12:23 PM CVE (set "CVE" coverage to "CVE-2023-42861,CVE-2024-23296,CVE-2024-27789,CVE-2024-27796,CVE-2024-27798,CVE-2024-27799,CVE-2024-27800,CVE-2024-27802,CVE-2024-27805,CVE-2024-27806,CVE-2024-27810,CVE-2024-27817,CVE-2024-27823,CVE-2024-27824,CVE-2024-27827,CVE-2024-27831,CVE-2024-27840,CVE-2024-27843,CVE-2024-27847,CVE-2024-27855,CVE-2024-27885") Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202407301223
Version 1.4 Jul 4, 2024, 8:15 AM CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 score" set to 10.0) CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 vector" set to "CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C") CVSS metrics ("CVSSv3 score" set to 8.8) CVSS metrics ("CVSSv3 vector" set to "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H") CVSSv2 score source (changed from "CVE-2024-27831" to "CVE-2024-27855") Plugin Feed: 202407040815
Version 1.3 Jun 28, 2024, 7:16 AM CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 score" set to 7.2) CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 vector" set to "CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C") CVSS metrics ("CVSSv3 vector" set to "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H") CVSSv2 score source (changed from "CVE-2024-23296" to "CVE-2024-27831") CVSSv2 severity (based on CVE-2024-27831, severity increased from "Medium" to "High") Plugin Feed: 202406280716
Version 1.2 Jun 13, 2024, 9:53 PM CVE (set "CVE" coverage to "CVE-2023-42861,CVE-2024-23296,CVE-2024-27789,CVE-2024-27796,CVE-2024-27798,CVE-2024-27799,CVE-2024-27800,CVE-2024-27802,CVE-2024-27805,CVE-2024-27806,CVE-2024-27810,CVE-2024-27817,CVE-2024-27824,CVE-2024-27827,CVE-2024-27831,CVE-2024-27840,CVE-2024-27843,CVE-2024-27847,CVE-2024-27855,CVE-2024-27885") Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202406132153
Version 1.1 May 17, 2024, 10:54 AM IAVM reference STIG Severity (set to "I") Plugin Feed: 202405171054
Version 1.0 May 14, 2024, 2:02 AM New Plugin Feed: 202405140202