CVE-2024-54469
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 iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia 15, macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Ventura 13.7, visionOS 2. A local user 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 local information disclosure vulnerability in Apple operating systems allows an unprivileged local user to leak sensitive user information. The fix involved implementing improved checks (likely access control or input validation) to prevent unauthorized data access.
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< 18.0< 18.0< 13.7>= 14.0, < 14.7< 2.0CVSS 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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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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Check iOS version on iPhoneGo to Settings > General > About on the iPhone and note the version number (e.g., 17.5)Affected if Version is less than 18.0 (e.g., 17.x, 16.x, etc.)
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Check iPadOS version on iPadGo to Settings > General > About on the iPad and note the version numberAffected if Version is less than 18.0
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Check macOS versionOpen System Settings > About (or System Preferences > About on older macOS) and note the version number (e.g., 14.5)Affected if Version is 13.x before 13.7, OR version is 14.x before 14.7
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Check visionOS versionGo to Settings > About on the Vision Pro device and note the version numberAffected if Version is less than 2.0 (e.g., 1.x)
If the installed OS version falls below 18.0 for iOS/iPadOS, below 2.0 for visionOS, or is below 13.7/14.7 for macOS as applicable, the device is affected by this information disclosure vulnerability.
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 · scoped2.013.714.7
Update affected devices to iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia 15, macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Ventura 13.7, or visionOS 2 as appropriate for the device type.
iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS 13.7/14.7/15 (Sequoia), visionOS 2
- For iPhone users: Update to iOS 18 by going to Settings > General > Software Update > Update Now
- For iPad users: Update to iPadOS 18 by going to Settings > General > Software Update > Update Now
- For Mac users: Determine your macOS version (Apple menu > About This Mac), then update via System Settings > General > Software Update: If on Ventura (13.x), update to 13.7 or later; If on Sonoma (14.x), update to 14.7 or later; If on Sequoia (15.x), update to 15 or later
- For Vision Pro users: Update to visionOS 2 by going to Settings > General > Software Update > Update Now
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation1.0 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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-54469 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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