VDB-288098 · CVE-2024-54495 · WID-SEC-2024-3692

Apple macOS up to 14.6/15.1 permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 14.6/15.1. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to permission. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-54495. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 14.6/15.1. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-275. Impacted is integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-54495 since 12/03/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1222 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 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 best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

Apple macOS

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
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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
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.5
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 5.5
CNA Vector (apple): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: macOS 14.7/15.2

Timelineinfo

12/03/2024 🔍
12/12/2024 +9 days 🔍
12/12/2024 +0 days 🔍
08/30/2025 +261 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-54495 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-54495
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-288098
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-3692 - Apple macOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen

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

Entryinfo

Created: 12/12/2024 08:01
Updated: 08/30/2025 14:53
Changes: 12/12/2024 08:01 (56), 12/19/2024 06:12 (21), 08/30/2025 14:53 (7)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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