CVE-2024-44260: Apple macOS

Medium severity, CVSS 4.4. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.7.1. A malicious app with root privileges may be able to modify the contents of system files.

Affected products

• Apple macOS: from 13.0, before 13.7.1 (fixed in 13.7.1); from 14.0, before 14.7.1 (fixed in 14.7.1)

Published 2024-10-28. Last modified 2026-06-17.