5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-44133
Apple macOS MDM App Bypassing Privacy Preferences Vulnerability
Description

This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. On MDM managed devices, an app may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 17, 2024, 12:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 24, 2024, 6:24 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-44133 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-44133 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple macos
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-44133.

URL Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121238 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

prevent_cve_2024_44133

Shell

Updated: 1 month ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 9, 2024, 9:30 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

HTML Python

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
4 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Jan. 23, 2024, 6:01 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Interviews and appearances in social media

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
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Born at : Jan. 14, 2024, 4:41 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago
0 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : April 4, 2023, 5:52 p.m. This repo has been linked 18 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-44133 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Cybersecurity News
CVE-2024-49369 (CVSS 9.8): Critical Flaw in Icinga 2 Allows for Impersonation and RCE

Icinga releases urgent security updates to address a critical TLS certificate validation bypass vulnerability affecting all versions since 2.4.0.A critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-49369) has been disc ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 16, 2024 (1 month ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
Earth Estries’ Evolving Toolkit: A Deep Dive into Their Advanced Techniques

Trend Micro has uncovered details about a sophisticated cyberespionage campaign from Earth Estries, also known as Salt Typhoon. Active since 2020, Earth Estries primarily targets governments and techn ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 12, 2024 (1 month ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
Palo Alto Networks Investigates Potential Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in PAN-OS

Palo Alto Networks has issued an important informational bulletin regarding a potential remote code execution vulnerability in its PAN-OS management interface. While the specifics of the vulnerability ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 11, 2024 (1 month, 1 week ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
Over 6 Million Sites at Risk: Severe Privilege Escalation Flaw CVE-2024-50550 in LiteSpeed Cache Plugin

Rafie Muhammad, a Security Researcher at Patchstack, reveals a severe security vulnerability in the LiteSpeed Cache plugin—a popular WordPress caching plugin with over six million active installations ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 31, 2024 (1 month, 2 weeks ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
Researcher Exposes Critical Vulnerabilities in Google Cloud

In a recent in-depth analysis, Christophe Tafani-Dereeper, a prominent Cloud Security Researcher at DATADOG, highlights critical vulnerabilities within Google Cloud’s default service accounts that put ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 31, 2024 (1 month, 2 weeks ago)
  • The Register
macOS HM Surf vuln might already be under exploit by major malware family

In revealing details about a vulnerability that threatens the privacy of Apple fans, Microsoft urges all macOS users to update their systems. The bug, tracked as CVE-2024-44133 (CVSS 5.5) and patched ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 21, 2024 (1 month, 3 weeks ago)
  • security.nl
Microsoft: macOS-kwetsbaarheid mogelijk misbruikt door adware

Een kwetsbaarheid in macOS is mogelijk misbruikt door adware, zo stelt Microsoft in een analyse. Apple kwam vorige maand met een beveiligingsupdate. Via het beveiligingslek (CVE-2024-44133) is het mog ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 21, 2024 (1 month, 3 weeks ago)
  • The Hacker News
THN Cybersecurity Recap: Top Threats, Tools and News (Oct 14 - Oct 20)

Cybersecurity / Weekly Recap Hi there! Here's your quick update on the latest in cybersecurity. Hackers are using new tricks to break into systems we thought were secure—like finding hidden doors in l ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 21, 2024 (1 month, 3 weeks ago)
  • Hackread - Latest Cybersecurity, Tech, Crypto & Hacking News
“HM Surf” macOS Flaw Lets Attackers Access Camera and Mic – Patch Now!

Researchers at Microsoft discovered a new macOS vulnerability, “HM Surf” (CVE-2024-44133), which bypasses TCC protections, allowing unauthorized access to sensitive data like the camera and microphone ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 20, 2024 (1 month, 3 weeks ago)
  • Dark Reading
MacOS Safari 'HM Surf' Exploit Exposes Camera, Mic, Browser Data

Source: Delphotos via Alamy Stock PhotoA security weakness in the Safari browser on macOS devices might have exposed users to spying, data theft, and other forms of malware.The issue is enabled by the ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 18, 2024 (1 month, 4 weeks ago)
  • The Hacker News
Microsoft Reveals macOS Vulnerability that Bypasses Privacy Controls in Safari Browser

Threat Intelligence / Browser Security Microsoft has disclosed details about a now-patched security flaw in Apple's Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) framework in macOS that has likely come und ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 18, 2024 (2 months ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
HM Surf (CVE-2024-44133): macOS Flaw Exposing Cameras and Microphones to Hackers, PoC Published

In a significant discovery by Microsoft Threat Intelligence, a vulnerability in macOS, identified as CVE-2024-44133, has been found to bypass Apple’s Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) technolog ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 17, 2024 (2 months ago)
  • seclists.org
APPLE-SA-09-16-2024-2 macOS Sequoia 15

Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 18:06:25 -0700 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 17, 2024 (3 months ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-44133 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 24, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/121238 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/121238 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 15.0
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 17, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. On MDM managed devices, an app may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences.
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/121238 [No types assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-44133 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-44133 weaknesses.

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability