CVE-2024-54498
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 path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.7.2. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.
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 sandbox escape vulnerability in macOS stemming from improper path handling and validation. An application could exploit this path handling flaw to break out of its sandbox and access resources outside its allowed permissions boundary.
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< 13.7.2>= 14.0, < 14.7.2>= 15.0, < 15.2CVSS 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
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 -productVersion' in Terminal to get the exact macOS version number (e.g., 14.6.1, 15.1)Affected if The version falls outside the safe versions: 13.7.2 and later, 14.7.2 and later, or 15.2 and later
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Compare version against affected rangesCheck if your version is less than 13.7.2, OR between 14.0 and 14.7.1 inclusive, OR between 15.0 and 15.1 inclusiveAffected if Your version matches any of these vulnerable ranges: < 13.7.2, >= 14.0 and < 14.7.2, or >= 15.0 and < 15.2
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Confirm macOS build date (optional)Run 'system_profiler SPSoftwareDataType' to view detailed system information including the build versionAffected if The build version corresponds to an affected macOS release within the vulnerable version ranges above
You are affected if your macOS version is 13.7.1 or earlier, 14.0 through 14.7.1, or 15.0 through 15.1 - update to the patched version for your release line to remediate.
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 · scoped13.7.214.7.215.2
Apply the appropriate macOS security update: macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, or macOS Ventura 13.7.2. Prioritize updating systems running affected versions.
macOS 13.7.2 (Ventura), macOS 14.7.2 (Sonoma), or macOS 15.2 (Sequoia) depending on current version
- Check the current macOS version by clicking the Apple menu > About This Mac
- If running macOS Ventura (13.x), upgrade to macOS 13.7.2 by opening System Settings > General > Software Update and installing the available update
- If running macOS Sonoma (14.0-14.7.1), upgrade to macOS 14.7.2 by opening System Settings > General > Software Update and installing the available update
- If running macOS Sequoia (15.0-15.1), upgrade to macOS 15.2 by opening System Settings > General > Software Update and installing the available update
- Restart the Mac when prompted to complete the installation
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA2.0 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-2024-54498 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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