CVE-2024-54473: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data in Apple macOS
A vulnerability in Apple macOS allows an app to potentially access user-sensitive data due to insufficient redaction of such information. This issue has been addressed and 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
CVE-2024-54473 is a vulnerability in Apple macOS where an application may access sensitive user data because of inadequate redaction of that information. The issue is classified under CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information). The vulnerability requires local access (AV:L) with low attack complexity (AC:L), no privileges required (PR:N), and user interaction (UI:R). The impact is limited to confidentiality (C:H) without affecting integrity or availability. Apple has fixed this issue in macOS Sequoia 15 by improving the redaction of sensitive information.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and the ability to trick a user into interaction could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive user data that should have been redacted. The confidentiality of user data is impacted, but there is no impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits are currently reported 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. Since no vendor advisory or patch links are provided beyond this, confirm with Apple’s official security updates for the latest remediation guidance.
CVE-2024-54473: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data in Apple macOS
Description
A vulnerability in Apple macOS allows an app to potentially access user-sensitive data due to insufficient redaction of such information. This issue has been addressed and 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.
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-54473 is a vulnerability in Apple macOS where an application may access sensitive user data because of inadequate redaction of that information. The issue is classified under CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information). The vulnerability requires local access (AV:L) with low attack complexity (AC:L), no privileges required (PR:N), and user interaction (UI:R). The impact is limited to confidentiality (C:H) without affecting integrity or availability. Apple has fixed this issue in macOS Sequoia 15 by improving the redaction of sensitive information.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and the ability to trick a user into interaction could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive user data that should have been redacted. The confidentiality of user data is impacted, but there is no impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits are currently reported 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. Since no vendor advisory or patch links are provided beyond this, confirm with Apple’s official security updates for the latest remediation guidance.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2024-12-03T22:50:35.495Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69ceb82fe6bfc5ba1df6ed77
Added to database: 4/2/2026, 6:40:47 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 11:32:08 PM
Last updated: 5/20/2026, 8:11:46 PM
Views: 41
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