CVE-2024-44257

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: 2024-10-28 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-922

Description

This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.7.1. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

Affected products

Apple macOS: from 13.0 before 13.7.1; from 14.0 before 14.7.1 — fixed in 13.7.1, 14.7.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple macOS 13.7.1, 14.7.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/121564
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121568
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121570
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/11
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/12
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/13

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