CVE-2024-44298 Information disclosure in macOS
An app can access user contact information due to insufficient log redaction, requiring an OS upgrade to fix.
- 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-2024-44298?
CVE-2024-44298 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 20 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1. An app may be able to access information about a user's contacts.
Weakness: CWE-922
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-44298?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2024-44298?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-44298 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-44298 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-44298 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Macos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jcrx-xhx2-r8m2.