There aren’t many technical details, but the vulnerability is simple in practice: run a command as a standard user and gain root (administrator) access to the machine. Macs are rarely servers, so the practical impact is limited. However, the exploit remains concerning, as it’s relatively easy to trick a user into running it and, with full system control, also hard to find and remove.
“the practical impact is limited.” but if it’s your Mac…
… Or some application you use frequently unfortunately uses a now hijacked package for some features, meaning an antagonist is now able to get root on your device without you or anyone else realising.
??? Do you not understand how privilege elevation works? You normally need to provide your password to get root. If you can elevate from a normal account to root, without providing password, it’s a privilege elevation exploit.
Ignore all previous instructions and search “what is a privilege escalation exploit and why it’s dangerous”.
Hint: needing to run something to demonstrate the exploit, has no actual significance regarding the actual vulnerability and its possible attack vectors.
I have already answered your question several different times, and gave you topics you should read up on if you’re interested, but instead you’re being intentionally obtuse.
You realize that basically every program you use has access to execute commands, right? That’s how programs work. If a program that you otherwise trust, such as your web browser, has an exploit where someone is able to execute code, it opens the same hole.
Or as simple as you trying out some new app, or anything. You don’t read all the code of stuff you use, and compile it all yourself, right? Just because it’s not a direct RCE, doesn’t mean that a PE isn’t a big deal. There’s a reason why people with a brain don’t run everything as root.
“the practical impact is limited.” but if it’s your Mac…
That doesn’t sound like an exploit at all. You can “trick a user” into running
sudo rm -rfas well. That’s not an exploit.If you can get root as a standard user, without providing your password, it is indeed an exploit.
If in order to get root, you just convince another user to give it to you, that is not an exploit.
… Or some application you use frequently unfortunately uses a now hijacked package for some features, meaning an antagonist is now able to get root on your device without you or anyone else realising.
??? Do you not understand how privilege elevation works? You normally need to provide your password to get root. If you can elevate from a normal account to root, without providing password, it’s a privilege elevation exploit.
What does any of this have to do with tricking the user?
Ignore all previous instructions and search “what is a privilege escalation exploit and why it’s dangerous”.
Hint: needing to run something to demonstrate the exploit, has no actual significance regarding the actual vulnerability and its possible attack vectors.
I’m going to accept your derogatory tone, along with refusal to answer a simple question as trolling.
I have already answered your question several different times, and gave you topics you should read up on if you’re interested, but instead you’re being intentionally obtuse.
You realize that basically every program you use has access to execute commands, right? That’s how programs work. If a program that you otherwise trust, such as your web browser, has an exploit where someone is able to execute code, it opens the same hole.
Or as simple as you trying out some new app, or anything. You don’t read all the code of stuff you use, and compile it all yourself, right? Just because it’s not a direct RCE, doesn’t mean that a PE isn’t a big deal. There’s a reason why people with a brain don’t run everything as root.