CVE-2024-23740 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An issue in Kap for macOS version 3.6.0 and before, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the RunAsNode and enableNodeClilnspectArguments settings.

Published: 2024-01-28

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 23.2% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:getkap:kap:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.23249.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/V3x0r/CVE-2024-23740
https://www.electronjs.org/blog/statement-run-as-node-cves

History

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Getkap Kap

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-01-28T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-06-16T19:38:14.397Z

Reserved: 2024-01-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2024-23740

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T23:13:07.391Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-01-28T04:15:07.830

Modified: 2026-06-17T07:13:29.890

Link: CVE-2024-23740

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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