CVE-2024-54547: An app may be able to access protected user data in Apple macOS
CVE-2024-54547 is a medium severity vulnerability in Apple macOS where an application may be able to access protected user data due to insufficient access checks. The issue has been addressed with improved checks and fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. 2, macOS Sonoma 14. 7. 2, and macOS Ventura 13. 7. 2. The vulnerability does not affect cloud services and there are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2024-54547) in Apple macOS allows an app to potentially access protected user data because of inadequate access control. The issue was resolved by Apple through improved access checks in specific macOS versions: Sequoia 15.2, Sonoma 14.7.2, and Ventura 13.7.2. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 5.5, indicating a medium severity with an attack vector requiring local access, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction needed. The impact is confidentiality loss without integrity or availability impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and the ability to trick a user into interaction could exploit this vulnerability to access protected user data, potentially compromising user privacy. There is no impact on data integrity or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official fixes by updating macOS to Sequoia 15.2, Sonoma 14.7.2, Ventura 13.7.2, or later versions where the vulnerability is addressed. Since the vendor advisory confirms the issue is fixed in these versions, applying these updates fully mitigates the risk.
CVE-2024-54547: An app may be able to access protected user data in Apple macOS
Description
CVE-2024-54547 is a medium severity vulnerability in Apple macOS where an application may be able to access protected user data due to insufficient access checks. The issue has been addressed with improved checks and fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. 2, macOS Sonoma 14. 7. 2, and macOS Ventura 13. 7. 2. The vulnerability does not affect cloud services and there are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2024-54547) in Apple macOS allows an app to potentially access protected user data because of inadequate access control. The issue was resolved by Apple through improved access checks in specific macOS versions: Sequoia 15.2, Sonoma 14.7.2, and Ventura 13.7.2. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 5.5, indicating a medium severity with an attack vector requiring local access, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction needed. The impact is confidentiality loss without integrity or availability impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and the ability to trick a user into interaction could exploit this vulnerability to access protected user data, potentially compromising user privacy. There is no impact on data integrity or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official fixes by updating macOS to Sequoia 15.2, Sonoma 14.7.2, Ventura 13.7.2, or later versions where the vulnerability is addressed. Since the vendor advisory confirms the issue is fixed in these versions, applying these updates fully mitigates the risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2024-12-03T22:50:35.513Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69ceb834e6bfc5ba1df6eebf
Added to database: 4/2/2026, 6:40:52 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 11:36:00 PM
Last updated: 5/20/2026, 7:41:38 PM
Views: 46
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