Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in macOS - CVE-2024-44294
Published: October 28, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU99389
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-44294
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed security restrictions in PackageKit. A local privileged application can delete protected system files.
Affected software
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2024-44294
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - addressed in versions 13.7.1 22H221, 14.7.1 23H222, 15.1 24B83