Vulnerability · Published Dec 11, 2024 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2024-54495

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity incorrect authorization 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 0.3% (higher than 19% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 80.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apple macOS 0 – before 14.7.20 – before 15.2

Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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