CVE-2024-23261
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 state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. An attacker may be able to read information belonging to another user.
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 vulnerability in macOS state management allows an authenticated attacker to read sensitive information belonging to other users on the same system. The flaw involves improper isolation of user contexts in the operating system's state handling, enabling cross-user information disclosure.
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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< 12.7.6>= 13.0, < 13.6.8>= 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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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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Identify the installed macOS versionRun 'sw_vers -productVersion' in Terminal or check System Settings > About > VersionAffected if The version is < 12.7.6, or >= 13.0 and < 13.6.8, or >= 14.0 and < 14.4
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Confirm the specific macOS release nameRun 'sw_vers -productVersionExtra' or check the marketing name (Monterey, Ventura, or Sonoma) in System Settings > AboutAffected if Running Monterey below 12.7.6, Ventura below 13.6.8, or Sonoma below 14.4
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Verify multiple user accounts exist on the systemRun 'dscl . -list /Users' in Terminal to list all user accounts, or check System Settings > Users & GroupsAffected if More than one user account exists and the macOS version falls within the affected ranges listed above
You are affected if your macOS version is any release of Monterey before 12.7.6, Ventura before 13.6.8, or Sonoma before 14.4, and your system has multiple user accounts present.
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 · scoped12.7.613.6.814.4
Apply the appropriate macOS security update (Monterey 12.7.6, Ventura 13.6.8, or Sonoma 14.4) to all affected systems to remediate the state management weakness.
macOS Monterey 12.7.6 / macOS Ventura 13.6.8 / macOS Sonoma 14.4 (depending on current major version)
- Check current macOS version by clicking Apple menu > About This Mac
- If running macOS Monterey (12.x), upgrade to 12.7.6 by opening System Settings > General > Software Update
- If running macOS Ventura (13.x), upgrade to 13.6.8 by opening System Settings > General > Software Update
- If running macOS Sonoma (14.x), upgrade to 14.4 by opening System Settings > General > Software Update
- Restart the device when prompted to complete the installation
- Verify the update was successful by checking About This Mac again
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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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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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