CVE-2024-44294 Privilege escalation in macOS

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An attacker with root privileges can delete protected system files due to a path deletion vulnerability in macOS.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-44294?

CVE-2024-44294 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 28 Oct 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A path deletion vulnerability was addressed by preventing vulnerable code from running with privileges. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.7.1. An attacker with root privileges may be able to delete protected system files.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-44294?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Macos.

How do I fix CVE-2024-44294?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-44294 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-44294 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-44294 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Macos vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7cc2-r5j9-8g6h.

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