CVE-2024-44257 Information disclosure in macOS

Medium 6.2 Published Updated

An app may access sensitive user data due to insufficient redaction, requiring an OS update to mitigate.

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-2024-44257?

CVE-2024-44257 is a medium-severity 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

This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.7.1. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

Weakness: CWE-922

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-44257?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Macos.

How do I fix CVE-2024-44257?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-44257 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-44257 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-44257 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Macos vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jp34-38w5-5x67.

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