CVE-2024-23229: A malicious application may be able to access Find My data in Apple macOS
CVE-2024-23229 is a vulnerability in Apple macOS that allowed a malicious application to access sensitive Find My data due to insufficient redaction of sensitive information. This issue was addressed by Apple through improved redaction mechanisms in macOS Monterey 12. 7. 5, macOS Ventura 13. 6. 5, and macOS Sonoma 14. 4. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5. 5, indicating a medium severity level. It requires local attacker privileges with user interaction to exploit and impacts confidentiality but not integrity or availability.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-23229 is a logic vulnerability in Apple macOS's Find My service where a malicious application could access sensitive user data due to inadequate redaction of Find My data. Apple fixed this issue by improving the redaction of sensitive information in macOS Monterey 12.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.6.5, and macOS Sonoma 14.4. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N), indicating that an attacker with local access and user interaction could gain access to confidential information without affecting integrity or availability.
Potential Impact
A malicious application running on a vulnerable macOS system could access sensitive Find My data, potentially exposing user location or device tracking information. The impact is limited to confidentiality loss; there is no impact on system integrity or availability. Exploitation requires local access and user interaction, reducing the risk of widespread exploitation. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has released official patches that address this vulnerability in macOS Monterey 12.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.6.5, and macOS Sonoma 14.4. Users and administrators should apply these updates promptly to remediate the issue. Since the vulnerability is fixed in these versions, no additional mitigation steps are required beyond updating to the patched macOS versions.
CVE-2024-23229: A malicious application may be able to access Find My data in Apple macOS
Description
CVE-2024-23229 is a vulnerability in Apple macOS that allowed a malicious application to access sensitive Find My data due to insufficient redaction of sensitive information. This issue was addressed by Apple through improved redaction mechanisms in macOS Monterey 12. 7. 5, macOS Ventura 13. 6. 5, and macOS Sonoma 14. 4. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5. 5, indicating a medium severity level. It requires local attacker privileges with user interaction to exploit and impacts confidentiality but not integrity or availability.
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-23229 is a logic vulnerability in Apple macOS's Find My service where a malicious application could access sensitive user data due to inadequate redaction of Find My data. Apple fixed this issue by improving the redaction of sensitive information in macOS Monterey 12.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.6.5, and macOS Sonoma 14.4. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N), indicating that an attacker with local access and user interaction could gain access to confidential information without affecting integrity or availability.
Potential Impact
A malicious application running on a vulnerable macOS system could access sensitive Find My data, potentially exposing user location or device tracking information. The impact is limited to confidentiality loss; there is no impact on system integrity or availability. Exploitation requires local access and user interaction, reducing the risk of widespread exploitation. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has released official patches that address this vulnerability in macOS Monterey 12.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.6.5, and macOS Sonoma 14.4. Users and administrators should apply these updates promptly to remediate the issue. Since the vulnerability is fixed in these versions, no additional mitigation steps are required beyond updating to the patched macOS versions.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2024-01-12T22:22:21.479Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69ceb81de6bfc5ba1df6e19c
Added to database: 4/2/2026, 6:40:29 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 11:00:16 PM
Last updated: 5/20/2026, 9:51:13 PM
Views: 30
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