CVE-2024-44152
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 privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.
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 confidenceThis vulnerability involves improper redaction of sensitive user data in log entries on macOS. An application could potentially access user-sensitive information that was being written to logs without adequate privacy protection, representing a privacy information disclosure flaw.
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< 15.0CVSS 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 versionOpen System Settings > General > About, or run 'sw_vers' in Terminal, or check /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemVersion.plistAffected if The macOS version is any version prior to 15.0 (Sequoia)
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Determine the exact OS build numberRun 'uname -a' or check the Build number in System Settings > General > About > Build numberAffected if The build corresponds to an OS version earlier than macOS 15.0 (Sequoia)
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Inspect system log entries for sensitive data patternsUse 'log show' or Console app to review recent system logs. Search for patterns involving user data such as passwords, tokens, or personal information that may appear unredacted in log streamsAffected if Log entries contain unredacted sensitive user information (passwords, API keys, personal identifiers)
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Check application log directories for privacy-sensitive contentReview logs in common locations such as /var/log, ~/Library/Logs, or /Library/Logs for any applications that may be writing sensitive user data without redactionAffected if Application logs contain personally identifiable information (PII) or credentials in plaintext
A defender is affected if their macOS version is anything earlier than 15.0 (Sequoia) and system or application logs contain unredacted 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 · scoped15.0
Apply the macOS Sequoia 15 update or later to address the private data redaction issue in log entries.
macOS Sequoia 15.0
- Upgrade macOS to version 15.0 (Sequoia) or later
- Verify the upgrade was successful by checking System Settings > General > About
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing2.0 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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-44152 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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