CVE-2024-54498: A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High · fixed in 15.2 : patch affected systems soon.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 15:57 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 15.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 11 Dec 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 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Apply the official patches by upgrading to macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Ventura 13.7.2, or macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, where the issue has been fixed. No other mitigations are indicated.
Description
CVE-2024-54498 is a high-severity vulnerability in macOS involving a path handling issue that could allow an application to escape its sandbox. The issue has been addressed with improved validation in macOS Sequoia 15.2, Ventura 13.7.2, and Sonoma 14.7.2.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-54498 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/121839 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/121840 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/121842 (opens in a new tab)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Dec/7 (opens in a new tab)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Dec/9 (opens in a new tab)