Vulnerability · Published Sep 16, 2024 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2024-44151

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity incorrect default permissions in macOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 42% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 57.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15, macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Ventura 13.7. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apple macOS 0 – before 13.70 – before 14.70 – before 15

Weakness: CWE-276 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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