CVE-2024-44203: An app may be able to access a user's Photos Library in Apple macOS
CVE-2024-44203 is a permissions vulnerability in Apple macOS that could allow an app to access a user's Photos Library without proper authorization. The issue was addressed by Apple with additional restrictions and is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 5. 5. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a permissions issue in macOS that could permit an application to access the Photos Library of a user without appropriate permissions. Apple has fixed this issue by implementing additional restrictions in macOS Sequoia 15. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires local access with low complexity, no privileges, and user interaction, and it impacts confidentiality with a high impact rating.
Potential Impact
An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability could gain unauthorized access to the user's Photos Library, potentially exposing sensitive or private images. The integrity and availability of the system are not impacted. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has released an official fix for this vulnerability in macOS Sequoia 15. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the issue. Since this is a local vulnerability requiring user interaction, applying the update effectively mitigates the risk.
CVE-2024-44203: An app may be able to access a user's Photos Library in Apple macOS
Description
CVE-2024-44203 is a permissions vulnerability in Apple macOS that could allow an app to access a user's Photos Library without proper authorization. The issue was addressed by Apple with additional restrictions and is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 5. 5. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a permissions issue in macOS that could permit an application to access the Photos Library of a user without appropriate permissions. Apple has fixed this issue by implementing additional restrictions in macOS Sequoia 15. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires local access with low complexity, no privileges, and user interaction, and it impacts confidentiality with a high impact rating.
Potential Impact
An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability could gain unauthorized access to the user's Photos Library, potentially exposing sensitive or private images. The integrity and availability of the system are not impacted. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has released an official fix for this vulnerability in macOS Sequoia 15. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the issue. Since this is a local vulnerability requiring user interaction, applying the update effectively mitigates the risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2024-08-20T21:42:05.938Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69ceb82ce6bfc5ba1df6ea6a
Added to database: 4/2/2026, 6:40:44 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 11:27:35 PM
Last updated: 5/20/2026, 11:57:54 AM
Views: 23
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