Is CVE-2026-24066 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-24066 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-24066?

Informational severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 10 June 2026.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-24066?

No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

How is CVE-2026-24066 attacked?

It is attacked with local access, in a network appliance.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-24066?

Check whether anything you run is named in the advisory. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2026-24066: Slate Digital Connect privilege escalation in XPC helper tool

CVE-2026-24066 · Severity: info · CVSS 7.8 · Published 2026-06-10

Slate Digital Connect, a macOS application used to manage audio plugin installations and licenses, contains a security flaw in its background maintenance tool. This flaw allows a malicious user or program already on the computer to trick the system into granting them administrative (root) privileges. If exploited, an attacker could gain full control over the Mac, potentially accessing sensitive data or installing persistent malware.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-24066 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-24066 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-24066?: Informational severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 10 June 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Slate Digital Connect 1.37.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-24066?: No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-24066 attacked?: It is attacked with local access, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-24066?: Check whether anything you run is named in the advisory. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

The Slate Digital Connect macOS application installs a privileged helper tool (com.slatedigital.connect.privileged.helper.tool) that exposes an XPC service. The helper's 'isValidClient' function performs insufficient validation of connecting clients by only checking the 'subject.OU' field of the client's signing certificate. Crucially, it fails to verify that the certificate chains to a trusted authority like Apple. A local attacker can generate a self-signed certificate with the required Organizational Unit (OU) value, sign a malicious binary, and successfully connect to the XPC service to execute commands with root privileges. As of June 2026, no patch is available.

Affected products

Slate Digital Connect 1.37.0

Timeline

2026-01-09: other: Vulnerability discovered by SEC Consult
2026-01-21: other: Initial vendor contact attempt
2026-06-10: disclosed: Public disclosure by SEC Consult
2026-06-10: advisory: CVE-2026-24066 published

References

https://r.sec-consult.com/slate

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