CVE-2024-23740
An issue in Kap for macOS version 3.6.0 and before, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-23740- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-23740- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-21196
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.
- Record
EUVD-2024-21196- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-43xx-wfwg-ffh4
An issue in Kap for macOS version 3.6.0 and before, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...
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.
- Record
GHSA-43xx-wfwg-ffh4- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-23740- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | giovannipajeu1/CVE-2024-23740 | 2024-01-25 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-23740 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Getkap Kap, published January 28, 2024. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.46%, the 73rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.