CVE-2024-44164
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 · uneditedThis issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.7 and iPadOS 17.7, macOS Sequoia 15, macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Ventura 13.7. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.
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 Apple's privacy subsystem allowed applications to bypass user privacy preferences. The issue was addressed with improved validation checks in the affected operating systems.
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< 13.7>= 14.0, < 14.7< 17.7< 17.7CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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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Check macOS version on Mac devicesOpen Terminal and run: sw_vers -productVersionAffected if The version is below 13.7, or is 14.0 through 14.7 (including 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, 14.3, 14.4, 14.5, 14.6)
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Check iOS version on iPhoneGo to Settings > General > About and note the version numberAffected if The version is below 17.7 (for example, 17.6.1, 17.6, 17.5, etc.)
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Check iPadOS version on iPadGo to Settings > General > About and note the version numberAffected if The version is below 17.7
A device is affected if it runs macOS Ventura below 13.7, macOS Sonoma between 14.0 and 14.7, or iOS/iPadOS below 17.7, as these versions lack the improved validation checks that fix the privacy preference bypass.
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 · scoped13.714.717.7
Update affected devices to iOS 17.7/iPadOS 17.7 or later, or macOS Ventura 13.7 / Sonoma 14.7 / Sequoia 15 or later to apply the vendor patch.
iOS 17.7, iPadOS 17.7, macOS Ventura 13.7, macOS Sonoma 14.7, or macOS Sequoia 15 (or later)
- Back up your device data before performing any OS upgrade
- For macOS Ventura (13.x) users: Go to System Settings > General > Software Update and install macOS Ventura 13.7
- For macOS Sonoma (14.x) users: Go to System Settings > General > Software Update and install macOS Sonoma 14.7
- For macOS Sequoia (15.x) users: Go to System Settings > General > Software Update and install macOS Sequoia 15 or later
- For iPhone users: Go to Settings > General > Software Update and install iOS 17.7
- For iPad users: Go to Settings > General > Software Update and install iPadOS 17.7
- Restart the device after the update completes
- Verify the update was successfully installed by checking the OS version in Settings/System Settings
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-2024-44164 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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