Vulnerability in Apple macOS

CVE-2024-44231

This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1. A person with physical access to a Mac may be able to bypass Login Window during a software update.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (36.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 36.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-44231: held from 0.005 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.004 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-44231?
CVE-2024-44231 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2024-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2024-44231?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-44231 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.