CVE-2024-44125
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 · uneditedThe issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15, macOS Sonoma 14.7. A malicious application may be able to leak sensitive user information.
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 vulnerability in macOS allows a malicious local application to bypass certain checks and leak sensitive user information. The issue was addressed with improved validation checks in macOS Sequoia 15 and macOS Sonoma 14.7.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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< 14.7CVSS 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
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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 installed macOS versionRun 'sw_vers' in Terminal or go to Apple menu > About This Mac to view the macOS version numberAffected if The system is running macOS Sonoma version 14.6.x or earlier, or any version of macOS prior to Sonoma
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Confirm macOS lineageCheck if the system is running macOS Sonoma (14.x) by examining the version output from step 1Affected if The version shows 14.0 through 14.6 (any minor version below 14.7)
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Verify if system has applied updatesOpen System Settings > General > Software Update to check if version 14.7 or later is available or installedAffected if Software Update shows 14.7 or later as an available update that has not been installed
A system is affected if it is running macOS Sonoma versions earlier than 14.7, since the vulnerability allows a local malicious application to bypass validation checks and access sensitive user data.
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 · scoped14.7
Apply the macOS security updates (Sonoma 14.7 or later, Sequoia 15 or later) to affected systems. Avoid running untrusted or unsigned applications.
macOS Sonoma 14.7 or macOS Sequoia 15
- Check current macOS version by clicking Apple menu > About This Mac
- Back up important data using Time Machine or another backup method
- Open System Settings > General > Software Update
- Install the available security update (macOS 14.7) or upgrade to macOS Sequoia 15
- Restart the system when prompted to complete the installation
- Verify the update was successful by checking About This Mac shows version 14.7 or 15
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
- Consultation1.0 h
- Implementation1.0 h
- Testing1.0 h
- 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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-44125 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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