Google Updater for MacOS is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.
A local attacker can exploit this issue to gain elevated privileges; this may aid in launching further attacks.
Information
Google Updater 2.4.1536.6592
Google Updater 0
Exploit
The researcher has created a proof-of-concept to demonstrate the issue. Please see the references for more information.
References:
- Google Homepage (Google)
- Google Software Updater macOS (Exploit DB)
- Google Updater FAQ (Google)