TI-2024-10827 Aliases CVE-2024-11681

Remote Code Execution in MacPorts

MEDIUM 64CWE-78Published 2025-01-07 · Updated 2025-01-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: High
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Attack requirements: Present
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · High · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

A malicious or compromised MacPorts mirror can execute arbitrary commands as root on the machine of a client running port selfupdate against the mirror.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00481 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed MacPorts (MacPorts): 2.10.5

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
MacPorts	MacPorts	before 2.10.5	2.10.5	Patch available	CNA

MacPorts VendorMacPorts Affected before 2.10.5 Fixed in 2.10.5 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:macports:macports::::::::	before 2.10.5	Vulnerable	MacPorts
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	Apple

cpe:2.3:a:macports:macports:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.10.5 Vulnerable ·MacPorts
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Apple

Remediation

Fix · CNA MacPorts (MacPorts) Fixed in 2.10.5

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-11681

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-2j38-pjh8-wfxw

Sources

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