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CVE-2024-23233VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2024-23233: Apple macOS · Entitlements and privacy permissions granted to this app may be used by a malicious app

Affects Apple macOSSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in 14.4 : patch Apple macOS soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 12% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 14.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Mar 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Apple macOSAffected
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Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Apple has released an official fix for this vulnerability in macOS Sonoma 14.4. Users and administrators should apply this update promptly to remediate the issue. The vendor advisory explicitly states the issue is addressed with improved code-signing restrictions. No additional mitigations are required beyond applying the official update.

Description

CVE-2024-23233 is a vulnerability in Apple macOS Sonoma affecting the AppleMobileFileIntegrity component. It allows an app to modify protected parts of the file system due to a downgrade issue on Intel-based Mac computers. This vulnerability is addressed by additional code-signing restrictions in macOS Sonoma 14.4. The issue has a high severity with a CVSS score of 7.8. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. The vendor advisory confirms that the issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4.

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