VDB-282260 · CVE-2024-44253 · Nessus 211697

Apple macOS up to 13.6/14.6 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 13.6/14.6. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-44253. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS up to 13.6/14.6. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The issue was addressed with improved checks. 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 modify protected parts of the file system.

The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-44253 since 08/20/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Affected

Apple macOS

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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NVD Base Score: 5.5
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ADP CISA Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
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
Status: 🔍

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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 +526 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-44253 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-44253
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-282260
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-3291 - Apple macOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen

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

Entryinfo

Created: 10/28/2024 23:07
Updated: 04/07/2026 03:55
Changes: 10/28/2024 23:07 (56), 11/22/2024 07:18 (2), 08/31/2025 16:31 (7), 04/07/2026 03:55 (22)
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