VulnerabilityPublished 17 Sep 2024Updated 4 Nov 2025

CVE-2024-44164: This issue was addressed with improved checks

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Authoritative record:CVE-2024-44164· High 7.1

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High · fixed in 17.7 : patch affected systems soon.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 17:19 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

7.1High

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Patch: Available – fixed in 17.7

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector: Local
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Local: The vulnerable component is not bound to the network stack and the attacker’s path is via read/write/execute capabilities. Either: the attacker exploits the vulnerability by accessing the target system locally (e.g., keyboard, console), or remotely (e.g., SSH); or the attacker relies on User Interaction by another person to perform actions required to exploit the vulnerability (e.g., tricking a legitimate user into opening a malicious document).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: Low: The attacker is authorized with (i.e., requires) privileges that provide basic user capabilities that could normally affect only settings and files owned by a user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges may have the ability to cause an impact only to non-sensitive resources.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: High: There is total loss of confidentiality, resulting in all resources within the impacted component being divulged to the attacker. Alternatively, access to only some restricted information is obtained, but the disclosed information presents a direct, serious impact.
Integrity: High: There is a total loss of integrity, or a complete loss of protection. For example, the attacker is able to modify any/all files protected by the impacted component. Alternatively, only some files can be modified, but malicious modification would present a direct, serious consequence to the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 16 Sep 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 4 Nov 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponized: A Metasploit exploit module or Exploit-DB entry exists (Metasploit scanner modules do not count), or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

ghsa-fqgr-5868-7mf7

What to do

AI-suggested

This vulnerability is fixed in iOS 17.7, iPadOS 17.7, macOS Ventura 13.7, macOS Sonoma 14.7, and macOS Sequoia 15. Users and administrators should apply these official updates to remediate the issue.

Description

CVE-2024-44164 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Apple operating systems including iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. The flaw allows an application to bypass Privacy preferences, potentially exposing sensitive user data or functionality. The issue is resolved by improved checks implemented in iOS 17.7, iPadOS 17.7, macOS Ventura 13.7, macOS Sonoma 14.7, and macOS Sequoia 15.

Impact

An attacker with local access and low privileges could exploit this vulnerability to bypass Privacy preferences, potentially gaining unauthorized access to sensitive user data or system functionality. The impact is high on confidentiality and integrity but does not affect availability.

Summary

CVE-2024-44164 is a vulnerability in Apple operating systems where an app may bypass Privacy preferences due to insufficient checks. This could lead to unauthorized access to protected resources or user data. Apple addressed the issue with improved validation mechanisms in the specified OS versions. The CVSS v3.1 score is 7.1, indicating high severity, with attack vector local, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and high impact on confidentiality and integrity.

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