CVE-2024-54519: An app may be able to read sensitive location information in Apple macOS
CVE-2024-54519 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS where an app may be able to read sensitive location information due to insufficient sanitization of logging. The issue has been fixed by sanitizing logging in macOS Sequoia 15. 2 and macOS Sonoma 14. 7. 2. The vulnerability does not require privileges but does require user interaction. It has a CVSS score of 5. 5 and no known exploits in the wild have been reported.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Apple macOS allows an application to potentially access sensitive location data because logging was not properly sanitized, leading to unintended information disclosure. The issue was addressed by Apple through sanitizing the logging mechanism to prevent leakage of location information. The fix is included in macOS Sequoia 15.2 and macOS Sonoma 14.7.2. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires local access with low complexity, no privileges, and user interaction, impacting confidentiality but not integrity or availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and the ability to trick a user into interaction could read sensitive location information from the system logs, potentially compromising user privacy. There is no impact on system integrity or availability. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official fixes by updating macOS to Sequoia 15.2 or Sonoma 14.7.2 or later, as these versions include the sanitization of logging that resolves this vulnerability. Since the vendor advisory confirms the issue is fixed in these versions, no additional mitigation is required beyond patching.
CVE-2024-54519: An app may be able to read sensitive location information in Apple macOS
Description
CVE-2024-54519 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS where an app may be able to read sensitive location information due to insufficient sanitization of logging. The issue has been fixed by sanitizing logging in macOS Sequoia 15. 2 and macOS Sonoma 14. 7. 2. The vulnerability does not require privileges but does require user interaction. It has a CVSS score of 5. 5 and no known exploits in the wild have been reported.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Apple macOS allows an application to potentially access sensitive location data because logging was not properly sanitized, leading to unintended information disclosure. The issue was addressed by Apple through sanitizing the logging mechanism to prevent leakage of location information. The fix is included in macOS Sequoia 15.2 and macOS Sonoma 14.7.2. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires local access with low complexity, no privileges, and user interaction, impacting confidentiality but not integrity or availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and the ability to trick a user into interaction could read sensitive location information from the system logs, potentially compromising user privacy. There is no impact on system integrity or availability. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official fixes by updating macOS to Sequoia 15.2 or Sonoma 14.7.2 or later, as these versions include the sanitization of logging that resolves this vulnerability. Since the vendor advisory confirms the issue is fixed in these versions, no additional mitigation is required beyond patching.
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: 69ceb831e6bfc5ba1df6edaf
Added to database: 4/2/2026, 6:40:49 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 11:34:04 PM
Last updated: 5/20/2026, 8:57:08 PM
Views: 35
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