# CVE-2024-44228: Missing authorization in Xcode

> An app can inherit Xcode permissions to access user data due to insufficient permission checks, requiring an upgrade to Xcode 16.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rj6f-j453-ffwx

## What is CVE-2024-44228?

CVE-2024-44228 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Apple Xcode, published on 28 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

This issue was addressed with improved permissions checking. This issue is fixed in Xcode 16. An app may be able to inherit Xcode permissions and access user data.

Weakness: CWE-276 (Incorrect Default Permissions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-44228?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Apple Xcode.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-44228?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-44228 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-44228 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-44228 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Apple Xcode

- [CVE-2025-48384](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48384/): Git Link Following (high 8.1, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2014-9390](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9390/): JGit Improper Input Validation vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-14379](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14379/): Deserialization of untrusted data in FasterXML jackson-databind (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-4164](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-4164/): An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-0746](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0746/): Use after free in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-44228 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-44228 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Apple Xcode, published on 28 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-44228 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apple Xcode. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-44228/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-44228/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-44228
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-44228
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-44228

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-44228/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.