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CVE-2024-44166: A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries

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Authoritative record:CVE-2024-44166· Medium 5.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium · fixed in 13.7 : update affected systems when convenient.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 17:19 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 13.7
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 16 Sep 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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.

What to do

AI-suggested

Apply the official fixes by upgrading to macOS Ventura 13.7, macOS Sonoma 14.7, or macOS Sequoia 15, where the private data redaction issue in log entries has been resolved.

Description

CVE-2024-44166 addresses a privacy issue in macOS where private data in log entries was not properly redacted. This flaw could allow an application with limited privileges to access sensitive user data through logs. The issue has been fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7, macOS Sonoma 14.7, and macOS Sequoia 15.

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