Apple macOS up to 15.0 App permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple macOS up to 15.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component App. The manipulation results in permission. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2024-44210. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple macOS up to 15.0. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component App. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-275. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

This issue was addressed with improved permissions checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.

The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-44210 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 01/16/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1222.

Upgrading to version 15.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / 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 15.1

Timelineinfo

08/20/2024 CVE reserved
01/16/2026 +514 days Advisory disclosed
01/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-44210 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-44210
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-341616
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 01/16/2026 20:01
Changes: 01/16/2026 20:01 (57)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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