CVE-2024-44208: An app may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences in Apple macOS
CVE-2024-44208 is a vulnerability in Apple macOS where an application may bypass certain Privacy preferences. This issue was addressed through improved state management and fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. The vulnerability has a high severity rating with a CVSS score of 7. 5. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability allows an application to bypass certain Privacy preferences in macOS, potentially enabling unauthorized actions that violate user privacy settings. The issue was resolved by Apple through improved state management in macOS Sequoia 15. The CVSS vector indicates the vulnerability is remotely exploitable without privileges or user interaction, impacting integrity but not confidentiality or availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass privacy controls on macOS, potentially leading to unauthorized modification or interference with system or user data integrity. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability reported. No known exploits have been observed in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
This vulnerability is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. Users and administrators should update to this version to remediate the issue. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory indicating an official fix is available. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
CVE-2024-44208: An app may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences in Apple macOS
Description
CVE-2024-44208 is a vulnerability in Apple macOS where an application may bypass certain Privacy preferences. This issue was addressed through improved state management and fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. The vulnerability has a high severity rating with a CVSS score of 7. 5. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability allows an application to bypass certain Privacy preferences in macOS, potentially enabling unauthorized actions that violate user privacy settings. The issue was resolved by Apple through improved state management in macOS Sequoia 15. The CVSS vector indicates the vulnerability is remotely exploitable without privileges or user interaction, impacting integrity but not confidentiality or availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass privacy controls on macOS, potentially leading to unauthorized modification or interference with system or user data integrity. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability reported. No known exploits have been observed in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
This vulnerability is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. Users and administrators should update to this version to remediate the issue. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory indicating an official fix is available. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2024-08-20T21:42:05.942Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69ceb82ce6bfc5ba1df6ea7d
Added to database: 4/2/2026, 6:40:44 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 11:27:58 PM
Last updated: 5/20/2026, 8:57:22 PM
Views: 24
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