Apple macOS up to 13.6/14.6/15.1 Keyboard Event state issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 13.6/14.6/15.1 and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Keyboard Event Handler. The manipulation leads to state issue. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-54539. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 13.6/14.6/15.1 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Keyboard Event Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a state issue vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-371. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

This issue was addressed through improved state management. 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 capture keyboard events from the lock screen.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-54539 since 12/03/2024. 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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Exploitinginfo

Class: State issue
CWE: CWE-371
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 13.7/14.7/15.2

Timelineinfo

12/03/2024 🔍
01/28/2025 +56 days 🔍
01/28/2025 +0 days 🔍
04/08/2026 +435 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-54539 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-54539
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-293765
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-3692 - Apple macOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen

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

Entryinfo

Created: 01/28/2025 07:29
Updated: 04/08/2026 12:19
Changes: 01/28/2025 07:29 (56), 03/19/2025 02:14 (1), 08/31/2025 02:09 (7), 04/08/2026 12:19 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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