CVE-2020-24003

Public Exploit

Description

Microsoft Skype through 8.59.0.77 on macOS has the disable-library-validation entitlement, which allows a local process (with the user's privileges) to obtain unprompted microphone and camera access by loading a crafted library and thereby inheriting Skype Client's microphone and camera access.

3.3

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.80% Top 30%

Third-Party Advisory hdwsec.fr

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://www.hdwsec.fr/blog/20200608-skype/	third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-24003?: CVE-2020-24003 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-24003?: To fix CVE-2020-24003, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-24003 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2020-24003 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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