CVE-2024-41159 (GCVE-0-2024-41159)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-12-18 22:39 – Updated: 2024-12-20 17:31
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A library injection vulnerability exists in Microsoft OneNote 16.83 for macOS. A specially crafted library can leverage OneNote's access privileges, leading to a permission bypass. A malicious application could inject a library and start the program to trigger this vulnerability and then make use of the vulnerable application's permissions.
Severity
7.1 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-12-20 17:31 UTC
CWE
- CWE-347 - Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
Assigner
References
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