---
id: CVE-2024-46060
title: >-
  Anaconda3 macOS installers before 2024.06-1 contain a local privilege
  escalation vulnerability when installed outside the user's home directory
summary: >-
  Anaconda3 macOS installers before 2024.06-1 contain a local privilege
  escalation vulnerability when installed outside the user's home directory.
  During installation, world-writable files are created and executed with root
  privileges. Thi…
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-77
  - CWE-732
vendor: anaconda
product: anaconda3
affected:
  - anaconda3 < 2024.06-1
patched:
  - anaconda3 2024.06-1
published: '2025-12-17'
updated: '2026-09-26'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-26T21:10:00.130'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46060'
references:
  - url: 'https://m8sec.dev/blog/privilege-escalation-macos-pkg-installers/'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://www.anaconda.com/docs/getting-started/anaconda/release/2024.x#anaconda-2024-06-1
    label: cve@mitre.org
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.002
epssPercentile: 0.08821
ingestedAt: '2026-09-26T21:38:01.500Z'
---

## Overview

Anaconda3 macOS installers before 2024.06-1 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability when installed outside the user's home directory. During installation, world-writable files are created and executed with root privileges. This allows a local low-privileged user to inject arbitrary commands, leading to code execution as the root user.

## Affected

- `anaconda3 < 2024.06-1`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `anaconda3 2024.06-1`