CVE-2024-44291

highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.003 · 22 %ileDEEUNLUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.30% (22nd) EPSS

CVSS 7.8 · high

Is it mine?

16 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cert_bund · ncsc_nl

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A logic issue was addressed with improved file handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.7.2. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondaryexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-269USLLM-inferred

affected products (16)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Apple macOS <13.7.2all versionscert_bundDE
Apple macOS <14.7.2all versionscert_bundDE
Apple macOS <15.2all versionscert_bundDE
Apple macOS< 13.7.2cert_bundDE
Apple macOS< 14.7.2cert_bundDE
Apple macOS< 15.2cert_bundDE
Apple macOS0 → 13.7.2enisa_euvdEU
Apple macOS0 → 14.7.2enisa_euvdEU
Apple macOS0 → 15.2enisa_euvdEU
macosall versionsncsc_nlNLcpe:2.3:a:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
macos_sequoiaall versionsncsc_nlNLcpe:2.3:a:apple:macos_sequoia:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
macos_sonomaall versionsncsc_nlNLcpe:2.3:a:apple:macos_sonoma:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
macos_venturaall versionsncsc_nlNLcpe:2.3:a:apple:macos_ventura:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple macos13.0 → 13.7.2nvdUScpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple macos14.0 → 14.7.2nvdUScpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple macos15.0 → 15.2nvdUScpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

NCSC-2024-0488Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in macOSNL2024-12-12csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Apple heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in macOS Sequoia 15.2, Ventura 13.7.2, en Sonoma 14.7.2.
WID-SEC-W-2024-3692Apple macOS: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-12-11csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Apple macOS ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, beliebigen Code auszuführen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen oder einen Man-in-the-Middle-Angriff durchzuführen.

also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd cert_bund ncsc_nl nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2024-12-12modified 2026-06-17

references (13)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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