CVE-2024-44228
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 permissions checking. This issue is fixed in Xcode 16. An app may be able to inherit Xcode permissions and access user 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 is a permissions inheritance vulnerability in Xcode 16 where a malicious or compromised application could improperly inherit Xcode's permissions, potentially allowing unauthorized access to user data. The issue stemmed from insufficient permissions checking that allowed apps to bypass sandbox restrictions by leveraging Xcode's elevated permissions. The vulnerability was addressed with improved permissions boundary enforcement.
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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< 16.0CVSS 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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Verify Xcode is installedRun 'xcode-select -p' or check for /Applications/Xcode.appAffected if Xcode is not found, the vulnerability does not apply since the affected product is not present
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Determine installed Xcode versionRun 'xcodebuild -version' or open Xcode and check About Xcode (Cmd+Shift+A > About Xcode)Affected if The command fails or returns no version, indicating Xcode may not be properly installed
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Compare version against affected rangeCheck if the returned version number (e.g., 15.4, 16.0) is semantically less than 16.0Affected if The installed version is 15.x or any version below 16.0 (note: 16.0 itself is not affected)
The environment is affected if Xcode version is below 16.0, as only versions prior to 16.0 contain the insufficient permissions checking that allowed improper permission inheritance.
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 · scoped16.0
Upgrade to Xcode 16 or later, which contains the corrected permissions checking logic. Users should also ensure they obtain Xcode from official Apple channels to avoid tampered versions.
Xcode 16.0+
- 1. Open the Mac App Store or visit developer.apple.com/xcode/ to download Xcode 16.0 or later
- 2. Install the downloaded Xcode 16.0+ version
- 3. Launch the new Xcode version to complete setup
- 4. Verify the installed version shows 16.0 or higher via Xcode > About Xcode
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-2024-44228 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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