Apple macOS up to 13.6/14.6/15.1 Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple macOS up to 13.6/14.6/15.1. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-44291. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 13.6/14.6/15.1 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-44291 since 08/20/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 13.7, 14.7 or 15.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-3692). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • Apple macOS

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 13.7/14.7/15.2

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-2024-44291 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-44291
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-288077
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-3692 - Apple macOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen

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

Entryinfo

Created: 12/12/2024 07:56
Updated: 04/07/2026 23:11
Changes: 12/12/2024 07:56 (54), 12/14/2024 06:19 (11), 12/16/2024 23:01 (10), 08/29/2025 21:57 (7), 04/07/2026 23:11 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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