Microsoft AutoUpdate Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

An elevation of privilege vulnerability has been identified in Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) for Mac, specifically in version 4.76. This vulnerability allows an attacker to gain elevated privileges, enabling them to execute commands as Root in the target environment.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to elevate privileges and execute commands as Root on the affected system.

Remediation

Users can download the security update for this vulnerability from the Microsoft AutoUpdate Release History page. The direct link to the update package is also available.