What is CVE-2024-44294?

CVE-2024-44294 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-10-28.

How severe is CVE-2024-44294?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple macOS

CVE-2024-44294

A path deletion vulnerability was addressed by preventing vulnerable code from running with privileges. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.7.1. An attacker with root privileges may be able to delete protected system files.

EPSS: 0.009 (54.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Apple Macos — versions 0

References

product-security@apple.com
product-security@apple.com (Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (Vendor Advisory)
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-44294?: CVE-2024-44294 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-10-28.
How severe is CVE-2024-44294?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.