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Security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2024-23740

An issue in Kap for macOS version 3.6.0 and before, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the RunAsNode and enableNodeClilnspectArguments settings.

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CVE-2024-23740
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7 Nov 2026, 04:34 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2024-23740

core-osv · Original source

Published 28 Jan 2024, 00:00 UTC

An issue in Kap for macOS version 3.6.0 and before, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the RunAsNode and enableNodeClilnspectArguments settings.

osv:CVE-2024-23740
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-23740",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2024-23740",
    "summary": "An issue in Kap for macOS version 3.6.0 and before, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the RunAsNode and enableNodeClilnspectArguments settings.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2024-23740",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
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      "affected": [
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:49.783794692Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/23xxx/CVE-2024-23740.json",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23740",
        "https://github.com/V3x0r/CVE-2024-23740",
        "https://www.electronjs.org/blog/statement-run-as-node-cves"
      ],
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 518168,
  "published_at": "2024-01-28T00:00:00+00:00"
}