VulnerabilityPublished 17 Sep 2024Updated 4 Nov 2025

CVE-2024-44165: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks

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Authoritative record:CVE-2024-44165· High 7.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High · fixed in 13.7 : patch affected systems soon.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 17:19 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

7.5High

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Patch: Available – fixed in 13.7

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: High: There is total loss of confidentiality, resulting in all resources within the impacted component being divulged to the attacker. Alternatively, access to only some restricted information is obtained, but the disclosed information presents a direct, serious impact.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 16 Sep 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 4 Nov 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponized: A Metasploit exploit module or Exploit-DB entry exists (Metasploit scanner modules do not count), or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

ghsa-3m65-xvh4-3hm8

What to do

AI-suggested

The vulnerability is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7, iOS 17.7, iPadOS 17.7, visionOS 2, iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sonoma 14.7, and macOS Sequoia 15. Users and administrators should apply these official updates to remediate the issue.

Description

CVE-2024-44165 is a logic issue in Apple operating systems that could cause network traffic to leak outside a VPN tunnel. The flaw has been addressed with improved checks and is fixed in multiple Apple OS versions including macOS Ventura 13.7, iOS 17.7, iPadOS 17.7, visionOS 2, iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sonoma 14.7, and macOS Sequoia 15.

Impact

An attacker could exploit this logic issue to cause network traffic to leak outside the intended VPN tunnel, potentially exposing confidential information to unauthorized parties. There is no impact on integrity or availability according to the CVSS vector.

Summary

This vulnerability involves a logic flaw that could allow network traffic to bypass a VPN tunnel, potentially exposing sensitive data. The issue affects several Apple operating systems and has been resolved by implementing improved validation checks. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.5, indicating a high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and high confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability impact.

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