CVE-2024-54466

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-12-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-862

Description

An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.7.2. An encrypted volume may be accessed by a different user without prompting for the password.

Affected products

Apple macOS: from 13.0 before 13.7.2; from 14.0 before 14.7.2; from 15.0 before 15.2 — fixed in 13.7.2, 14.7.2, 15.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple macOS 13.7.2, 14.7.2, 15.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/121839
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121840
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121842
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Dec/7
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Dec/8
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Dec/9

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