CVE-2024-23244
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4. An app from a standard user account may be able to escalate privilege after admin user login.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA logic flaw in macOS allows a standard user account's application to perform privilege escalation after an administrator user logs in. This is a local privilege escalation vulnerability where improper restrictions permit a low-privilege process to gain elevated (root) privileges under specific conditions involving admin authentication.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 12.0, < 12.7.4>= 14.0, < 14.4CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check installed macOS versionRun 'sw_vers -productVersion' in Terminal or go to Apple menu > About This MacAffected if The version is 12.0 through 12.7.3, or 14.0 through 14.3 (any build below 12.7.4 or 14.4)
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Confirm macOS release nameRun 'sw_vers -productVersion' and note whether it shows Monterey (12.x) or Sonoma (14.x)Affected if The system is running Monterey below 12.7.4 or Sonoma below 14.4
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Verify patch status via software updateRun 'softwareupdate --list' in Terminal to check for available security updatesAffected if A macOS security update (12.7.4 or 14.4) is available but not yet installed
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Identify if standard user accounts existCheck for non-admin user accounts via System Settings > Users & Groups or 'dscacheutil -q user'Affected if Standard (non-admin) user accounts exist on the system, creating the attack surface for this privilege escalation flaw
You are affected if the system runs macOS Monterey 12.0-12.7.3 or macOS Sonoma 14.0-14.3 and has standard user accounts present alongside admin accounts.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped12.7.414.4
Apply the vendor-supplied macOS security updates: macOS Monterey 12.7.4 or macOS Sonoma 14.4 (depending on your deployed OS version). This is a patch-based remediation; no custom code changes are required.
macOS 12.7.4 (for Monterey) or macOS 14.4 (for Sonoma)
- Check current macOS version by clicking Apple menu > About This Mac
- If running macOS Monterey (12.x): upgrade to macOS 12.7.4 or later via System Preferences > Software Update
- If running macOS Sonoma (14.x): upgrade to macOS 14.4 or later via System Settings > Software Update
- Alternatively, install the latest available macOS update which includes the security fix for CVE-2024-23244
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-23244 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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