What is CVE-2024-44275?

CVE-2024-44275 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under CWE-922. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-10-28.

How severe is CVE-2024-44275?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple macOS

CVE-2024-44275

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.7.1. A malicious application may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Published 2024-10-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (12.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 12.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Apple macOS — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-922

References

support.apple.com/en-us/121564
support.apple.com/en-us/121568 (Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/121570 (Vendor Advisory)
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-44275?: CVE-2024-44275 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under CWE-922. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-10-28.
How severe is CVE-2024-44275?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.