Apple macOS up to 15.0 App permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Apple macOS up to 15.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component App. Such manipulation leads to permission. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-44250. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 15.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component App. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-275. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code out of its sandbox or with certain elevated privileges.

The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-44250 since 08/20/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. 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: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.2
VulDB Temp Score: 4.0
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

ADP CISA Base Score: 8.2
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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
04/02/2026 +590 days Advisory disclosed
04/02/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/27/2026 +116 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-44250 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-44250
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-354992
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 04/02/2026 23:53
Updated: 07/27/2026 07:06
Changes: 04/02/2026 23:53 (66), 07/27/2026 07:06 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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