Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in macOS - CVE-2024-44167

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Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in macOS - CVE-2024-44167

Published: September 17, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU97352
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-2024-44167
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local application to overwrite arbitrary files on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of permissions in Notes. A local application can overwrite arbitrary files on the system.


Affected software

macOS
visionOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS

How to mitigate CVE-2024-44167

Install updates from vendor's website.

macOS - addressed in versions 14.7 23H124, 13.7 22H123, 15.0 24A335
visionOS - update to 2.0
Apple iOS - update to 18.0 22A3354
iPadOS - update to 18.0 22A3354

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