CVE-2024-44137 Auth bypass in macOS
An attacker with physical access can bypass lock screen restrictions to share items, requiring a system update to fix.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-44137?
CVE-2024-44137 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 28 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15, macOS Sonoma 14.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.7.1. An attacker with physical access may be able to share items from the lock screen.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-44137?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2024-44137?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-44137 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2024-44137 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-44137 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Macos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cx83-mmj7-4ghv.