What is CVE-2024-54516?

CVE-2024-54516 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2025-01-27.

How severe is CVE-2024-54516?

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

Vulnerability in Apple macOS

CVE-2024-54516

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2. An app may be able to approve a launch daemon without user consent.

Published 2025-01-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (4.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 4.1% 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-281 — Improper Preservation of Permissions

References

support.apple.com/en-us/121839 (Release Notes)
support.apple.com/en-us/121840 (Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-54516?: CVE-2024-54516 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2025-01-27.
How severe is CVE-2024-54516?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.