Is CVE-2026-24068 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2026-24068 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2026-24068 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2026-24068 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-24068?

CVE-2026-24068 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2026-24068

CWE-306Published: March 26, 2026· Updated: Mar 26, 2026

8.8

CVSS v3.1

EPSS:0.04%probability of exploitation in 30 daysPercentile:11.8th

Official Description

The VSL privileged helper does utilize NSXPC for IPC. The implementation of the "shouldAcceptNewConnection" function, which is used by the NSXPC framework to validate if a client should be allowed to connect to the XPC listener, does not validate clients at all. This means that any process can connect to this service using the configured protocol. A malicious process is able to call all the functions defined in the corresponding HelperToolProtocol. No validation is performed in the functions "writeReceiptFile" and “runUninstaller” of the HelperToolProtocol. This allows an attacker to write files to any location with any data as well as execute any file with any arguments. Any process can call these functions because of the missing XPC client validation described before. The abuse of the missing endpoint validation leads to privilege escalation.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-24068 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 8.8.