CVE-2024-54475: An app may be able to determine a user’s current location in Apple macOS
CVE-2024-54475 is a privacy vulnerability in Apple macOS where an app may be able to determine a user’s current location due to insufficient redaction of private data in log entries. This issue affects multiple macOS versions but has been fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. 2, macOS Sonoma 14. 7. 2, and macOS Ventura 13. 7. 2. The vulnerability has a low severity rating and a CVSS score of 3. 3. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a privacy issue in macOS where an application could infer the user's current location by accessing inadequately redacted log entries containing private data. Apple addressed this issue by improving private data redaction in log entries. The fix is included in macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, and macOS Ventura 13.7.2. The CVSS 3.1 score is 3.3, indicating low severity, with an attack vector requiring local access and user interaction.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and the ability to get a user to interact with a malicious app could potentially determine the user's current location by exploiting insufficient private data redaction in system logs. The impact is limited to information disclosure of location data without integrity or availability effects. There are no known exploits in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official Apple patches by upgrading to macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, or macOS Ventura 13.7.2 or later. These updates include improved private data redaction that mitigates the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2024-54475: An app may be able to determine a user’s current location in Apple macOS
Description
CVE-2024-54475 is a privacy vulnerability in Apple macOS where an app may be able to determine a user’s current location due to insufficient redaction of private data in log entries. This issue affects multiple macOS versions but has been fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. 2, macOS Sonoma 14. 7. 2, and macOS Ventura 13. 7. 2. The vulnerability has a low severity rating and a CVSS score of 3. 3. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a privacy issue in macOS where an application could infer the user's current location by accessing inadequately redacted log entries containing private data. Apple addressed this issue by improving private data redaction in log entries. The fix is included in macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, and macOS Ventura 13.7.2. The CVSS 3.1 score is 3.3, indicating low severity, with an attack vector requiring local access and user interaction.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and the ability to get a user to interact with a malicious app could potentially determine the user's current location by exploiting insufficient private data redaction in system logs. The impact is limited to information disclosure of location data without integrity or availability effects. There are no known exploits in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official Apple patches by upgrading to macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, or macOS Ventura 13.7.2 or later. These updates include improved private data redaction that mitigates the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
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: 69ceb831e6bfc5ba1df6ed84
Added to database: 4/2/2026, 6:40:49 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 11:32:14 PM
Last updated: 5/20/2026, 8:56:40 PM
Views: 46
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