What is CVE-2024-44298?

CVE-2024-44298 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under CWE-922. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2024-12-20.

How severe is CVE-2024-44298?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple macOS

CVE-2024-44298

A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1. An app may be able to access information about a user's contacts.

Published 2024-12-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (10.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 10th percentile — 10.4% 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 15.0, 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-922

References

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

What is CVE-2024-44298?: CVE-2024-44298 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under CWE-922. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2024-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2024-44298?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.