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

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 13.6/14.6/15.1. It has been rated as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-54529. The attack needs to be launched locally. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 13.6/14.6/15.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.7.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code out of its sandbox or with certain elevated privileges.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-54529 since 12/03/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at 0day.today. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at 0day.today (39881) and 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: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

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

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: macOS 13.7/14.7/15.2

Timelineinfo

12/03/2024 🔍
12/12/2024 +9 days 🔍
12/12/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/08/2026 +482 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-54529 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-54529
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-288085
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-3692 - Apple macOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen

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

Entryinfo

Created: 12/12/2024 07:59
Updated: 04/08/2026 05:28
Changes: 12/12/2024 07:59 (54), 12/20/2024 16:52 (20), 01/23/2025 21:09 (10), 08/31/2025 01:44 (7), 04/08/2026 05:28 (11)
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Cache ID: 216:281:103

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