CVE-2024-44168 Code injection in macOS

Medium 5.5 Published 16 Sep 2024 Updated 2 Apr 2026

An attacker can inject malicious code to modify protected file system parts, requiring an OS upgrade to mitigate.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-44168?

CVE-2024-44168 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 16 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A library injection issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15, macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Ventura 13.7. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Weakness: CWE-427, CWE-114

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-44168?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Macos.

How do I fix CVE-2024-44168?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-44168 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2024-44168 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-44168 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-r5fv-vx8p-jvrq.