CVE-2024-44168 (GCVE-0-2024-44168)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-09-16 23:23 – Updated: 2026-04-02 18:24
VLAI?
Summary
A library injection issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15, macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Ventura 13.7. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
Severity ?
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple macOS Affected: 0 , < 13.7 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < 14.7 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < 15 (custom)
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