CVE-2024-44181 Information disclosure in macOS

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

An application can read sensitive location information due to improper handling of temporary files in macOS.

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-2024-44181?

CVE-2024-44181 is a medium-severity 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

An issue was addressed with improved handling of temporary files. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15, macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Ventura 13.7. An app may be able to read sensitive location information.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-44181?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Macos.

How do I fix CVE-2024-44181?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-44181 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-44181 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-44181 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Macos vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qcjx-5p37-v6hf.

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