CVE-2024-54516: An app may be able to approve a launch daemon without user consent in Apple macOS
CVE-2024-54516 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS where an app may be able to approve a launch daemon without user consent due to a permissions issue. This issue has been addressed with additional restrictions and fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. 2 and macOS Sonoma 14. 7. 2. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or availability but may allow limited integrity impact. There are no known exploits in the wild. The vulnerability requires local access with low privileges and does not require user interaction.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a permissions issue in macOS that could allow an application to approve a launch daemon without obtaining user consent. The flaw was mitigated by Apple through additional restrictions implemented in macOS Sequoia 15.2 and macOS Sonoma 14.7.2. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 3.3, reflecting a low severity with limited integrity impact and no confidentiality or availability impact. The attack vector is local with low privileges and no user interaction needed.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to integrity, as an app could approve a launch daemon without user consent, potentially allowing unauthorized persistence or execution of code. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available and included in macOS Sequoia 15.2 and macOS Sonoma 14.7.2. Users and administrators should update affected macOS systems to these versions or later to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2024-54516: An app may be able to approve a launch daemon without user consent in Apple macOS
Description
CVE-2024-54516 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS where an app may be able to approve a launch daemon without user consent due to a permissions issue. This issue has been addressed with additional restrictions and fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. 2 and macOS Sonoma 14. 7. 2. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or availability but may allow limited integrity impact. There are no known exploits in the wild. The vulnerability requires local access with low privileges and does not require user interaction.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a permissions issue in macOS that could allow an application to approve a launch daemon without obtaining user consent. The flaw was mitigated by Apple through additional restrictions implemented in macOS Sequoia 15.2 and macOS Sonoma 14.7.2. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 3.3, reflecting a low severity with limited integrity impact and no confidentiality or availability impact. The attack vector is local with low privileges and no user interaction needed.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to integrity, as an app could approve a launch daemon without user consent, potentially allowing unauthorized persistence or execution of code. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available and included in macOS Sequoia 15.2 and macOS Sonoma 14.7.2. Users and administrators should update affected macOS systems to these versions or later to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2024-12-03T22:50:35.503Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69ceb831e6bfc5ba1df6ed9f
Added to database: 4/2/2026, 6:40:49 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 11:33:39 PM
Last updated: 5/19/2026, 9:33:48 PM
Views: 44
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