CVE-2024-54491 Information disclosure in macOS
A malicious application can determine a user's current location due to insufficient logging sanitization in macOS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-54491?
CVE-2024-54491 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 11 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The issue was resolved by sanitizing logging. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2. A malicious application may be able to determine a user's current location.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-54491?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2024-54491?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-54491 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-54491 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-54491 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Macos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wmx6-8gph-wm9j.