CVE-2024-11681 | BDVDB-2026-261237 Detail

MacPortsMacPorts

Description#

A malicious or compromised MacPorts mirror can execute arbitrary commands as root on the machine of a client running port selfupdate against the mirror.

Impact#

CAPEC-66: Remote Code Execution

Weaknesses#

CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

References#

https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-2j38-pjh8-wfxw

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12025-01-07Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2025-01-07
Last modified: 2025-01-07

Vendor information

Vendor: MacPorts
Product: MacPorts

All MacPorts vulnerabilities

Score

6.8 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 41.7.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Command Injection

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
< 2.10.5
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

6.9 Medium

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Attack Requirements	Present
Privileges Required	High
User Interaction	None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality	None
Vulnerable System Integrity	High
Vulnerable System Availability	None
Subsequent System Confidentiality	None
Subsequent System Integrity	High
Subsequent System Availability	None

CVSS v3.1

6.8 Medium

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	High
User Interaction	None
Scope	Changed
Confidentiality	None
Integrity	High
Availability	None

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).