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CVE-2024-44196

Description

CVE-2024-44196 is a permissions issue within Apple's PackageKit framework that could allow an application to modify protected parts of the file system.

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Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized modification of protected file system areas by an application. The severity of this issue has been assessed as follows:

NIST assessment

CVSS v3.1 Base Score: 5.5 (Medium)

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CISA-ADP assessment

CVSS v3.1 Base Score: 7.5 (High)

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Has been exploited in the wild

No

Operating systems impacted

  • macOS Sonoma (prior to 14.7.1)
  • macOS Ventura (prior to 13.7.1)

Apps impacted

No apps impacted

Related

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized modification of protected file system areas by an application. The severity of this issue has been assessed as follows:

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive user data by bypassing Privacy preferences. The severity of this issue has been assessed as follows:

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive user data by a sandboxed application. The severity of this issue has been assessed as follows:

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