Apple macOS Private Relay information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple macOS. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Private Relay Handler. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-44246. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS (version now known). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Private Relay Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The issue was addressed with improved routing of Safari-originated requests. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.2, iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, iPadOS 17.7.3, macOS Sequoia 15.2. On a device with Private Relay enabled, adding a website to the Safari Reading List may reveal the originating IP address to the website.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-44246 since 08/20/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-3692). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Apple macOS

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.5

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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NVD Base Score: 5.3
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CNA Base Score: 4.3
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ADP CISA Base Score: 4.3
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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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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/20/2024 🔍
12/12/2024 +114 days 🔍
12/12/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/07/2026 +481 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-44246 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-44246
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-288035
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-3692 - Apple macOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen

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

Entryinfo

Created: 12/12/2024 07:47
Updated: 04/07/2026 22:06
Changes: 12/12/2024 07:47 (55), 12/19/2024 06:12 (21), 02/18/2025 06:03 (3), 08/29/2025 19:25 (7), 04/07/2026 22:06 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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