Protection Mechanism Failure in macOS - CVE-2024-54516
Published: March 18, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU105825
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-54516
CWE-ID: CWE-693
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local application to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient implementation of security measures in SharedFileList. A local application can approve a daemon launch without user consent.
Affected software
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2024-54516
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - addressed in versions 15.2 24C101, 14.7.2 23H304