CVE-2024-54471: A malicious application may be able to leak a user's credentials in Apple macOS
CVE-2024-54471 is a vulnerability in Apple macOS where a malicious application may be able to leak a user's credentials. The issue was addressed by Apple through additional entitlement checks and is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. 1, macOS Sonoma 14. 7. 1, and macOS Ventura 13. 7. 1. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 5. 5. It requires local access with low attack complexity and user interaction.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Apple macOS allows a malicious application to potentially leak user credentials due to insufficient entitlement checks. Apple has fixed the issue by implementing additional entitlement verification in macOS Sequoia 15.1, Sonoma 14.7.1, and Ventura 13.7.1. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires local access, low complexity, no privileges, and user interaction, with a high impact on confidentiality but no impact on integrity or availability.
Potential Impact
A successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized disclosure of user credentials, compromising user confidentiality. There is no impact on system integrity or availability. The vulnerability requires local access and user interaction, limiting the attack surface. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official Apple patches by upgrading to macOS Sequoia 15.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.1, or macOS Ventura 13.7.1 to remediate this vulnerability. Since the vendor has released official fixes, updating to these versions is the recommended mitigation. No additional vendor advisories indicate alternative mitigations or that no action is required.
CVE-2024-54471: A malicious application may be able to leak a user's credentials in Apple macOS
Description
CVE-2024-54471 is a vulnerability in Apple macOS where a malicious application may be able to leak a user's credentials. The issue was addressed by Apple through additional entitlement checks and is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. 1, macOS Sonoma 14. 7. 1, and macOS Ventura 13. 7. 1. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 5. 5. It requires local access with low attack complexity and user interaction.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Apple macOS allows a malicious application to potentially leak user credentials due to insufficient entitlement checks. Apple has fixed the issue by implementing additional entitlement verification in macOS Sequoia 15.1, Sonoma 14.7.1, and Ventura 13.7.1. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires local access, low complexity, no privileges, and user interaction, with a high impact on confidentiality but no impact on integrity or availability.
Potential Impact
A successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized disclosure of user credentials, compromising user confidentiality. There is no impact on system integrity or availability. The vulnerability requires local access and user interaction, limiting the attack surface. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official Apple patches by upgrading to macOS Sequoia 15.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.1, or macOS Ventura 13.7.1 to remediate this vulnerability. Since the vendor has released official fixes, updating to these versions is the recommended mitigation. No additional vendor advisories indicate alternative mitigations or that no action is required.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2024-12-03T22:50:35.494Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69ceb82fe6bfc5ba1df6ed70
Added to database: 4/2/2026, 6:40:47 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 11:32:03 PM
Last updated: 5/20/2026, 9:52:51 PM
Views: 42
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