Apple macOS up to 13.6/14.6 User Information information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple macOS up to 13.6/14.6. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component User Information Handler. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-44213. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple macOS up to 13.6/14.6. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component User Information Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An issue existed in the parsing of URLs. This issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.7.1. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to leak sensitive user information.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-44213 since 08/20/2024. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 211697 (macOS 14.x < 14.7.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (121570)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 13.7 or 14.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (211697) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-3291). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Apple macOS

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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NVD Base Score: 5.9
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ADP CISA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 211697
Nessus Name: macOS 14.x < 14.7.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (121570)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 13.7/14.7

Timelineinfo

08/20/2024 🔍
10/28/2024 +69 days 🔍
10/28/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/07/2026 +525 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-44213 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-44213
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-282151
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-3291 - Apple macOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 10/28/2024 22:45
Updated: 04/07/2026 00:13
Changes: 10/28/2024 22:45 (57), 11/22/2024 01:38 (2), 08/31/2025 08:29 (7), 04/07/2026 00:13 (22)
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Cache ID: 216:91C:103

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