CVE-2024-44181

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-09-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

An issue was addressed with improved handling of temporary files. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15, macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Ventura 13.7. An app may be able to read sensitive location information.

Affected products

Apple macOS: before 13.7; from 14.0 before 14.7 — fixed in 13.7, 14.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple macOS 13.7, 14.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/121234
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121238
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121247
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/33
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/40
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/41

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