CVE-2024-23741
Published: 28 January 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-23741 is a critical-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability in Vercel Hyper. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Client Execution (T1203); ranked in the top 3.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2024-23741 is present in Hyper on macOS version 3.4.1 and earlier. It arises from the RunAsNode and enableNodeCliInspectArguments settings and is associated with CWE-94, permitting remote code execution with a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8.
Remote attackers can exploit the flaw over the network without authentication or user interaction to run arbitrary code on affected systems, resulting in full impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Public references point to an Electron project statement addressing RunAsNode-related CVEs along with a proof-of-concept repository that demonstrates the issue in the context of Electron-based applications.
The EPSS score is recorded at a steady 0.2417 with no material rise from a lower baseline.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-21197
Vulnerability details
An issue in Hyper on macOS version 3.4.1 and before, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the RunAsNode and enableNodeClilnspectArguments settings.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
CVE-2024-23741 enables arbitrary code execution in the Electron-based Hyper application on macOS via RunAsNode and enableNodeCliInspectArguments settings, facilitating exploitation for client execution (T1203) and proxy execution through Electron applications (T1218.015).
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Makes persistent code injection into loaded programs impossible when the executable image itself resides on hardware-protected read-only media.
Dynamically generated code can be produced and executed inside the isolated chamber, preventing host compromise from code-injection payloads.
Validates inputs used in dynamic code generation to block injected directives.
Directly prevents execution of attacker-supplied code written into data memory regions.