Apple macOS Contact Information log file

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple macOS. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Contact Information Handler. The manipulation leads to log file. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-54550. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple macOS (affected version not known). This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Contact Information Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a log file vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-532. Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, macOS Sequoia 15.2. An app may be able to view autocompleted contact information from Messages and Mail in system logs.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-54550 since 12/03/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-3692). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Apple macOS

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.6

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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ADP CISA Base Score: 4.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Log file
CWE: CWE-532 / CWE-200 / CWE-284
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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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-2024-54550 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-54550
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-293771
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 14:55
Changes: 01/28/2025 07:29 (55), 03/20/2025 05:11 (1), 08/31/2025 04:16 (7), 04/08/2026 14:55 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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