CVE-2024-44231: Apple macOS

Medium severity, CVSS 4.6. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1. A person with physical access to a Mac may be able to bypass Login Window during a software update.

Affected products

• Apple macOS: version 15.0 only

Published 2024-12-20. Last modified 2026-06-17.