VDB-288128 · CVE-2024-54490 · WID-SEC-2024-3692

Apple macOS up to 15.1 Keychain Item access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Apple macOS up to 15.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Keychain Item Handler. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-54490. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS up to 15.1. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Keychain Item Handler. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

This issue was addressed by enabling hardened runtime. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2. A local attacker may gain access to user's Keychain items.

The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-54490 since 12/03/2024. 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.

Upgrading to version 15.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-3692). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: macOS 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-2024-54490 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-54490
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-288128
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-3692 - Apple macOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen

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

Entryinfo

Created: 12/12/2024 08:08
Updated: 08/30/2025 11:53
Changes: 12/12/2024 08:08 (57), 12/19/2024 17:03 (21), 08/30/2025 11:53 (7)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216:F03:103

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