Apple macOS up to 14.5.x authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Apple macOS up to 14.5.x. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation results in Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-44305. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple macOS up to 14.5.x. Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-863. The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-44305 since 08/20/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 03/22/2025).

Upgrading to version 14.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-863 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
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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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Upgrade: macOS 14.6

Timelineinfo

08/20/2024 🔍
03/21/2025 +213 days 🔍
03/21/2025 +0 days 🔍
03/22/2025 +1 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-44305 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-44305
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-300564
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 03/21/2025 07:06
Updated: 03/22/2025 03:14
Changes: 03/21/2025 07:06 (54), 03/22/2025 03:14 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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