5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-54495
iOS File System Protection Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 12, 2024, 2:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 18, 2024, 6:40 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-54495 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-2024-54495.

URL Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121839 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121840 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).

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

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-54495 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • seclists.org
APPLE-SA-12-11-2024-4 macOS Sonoma 14.7.2

Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2024 16:37:38 -0700 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 12, 2024 (1 week, 2 days ago)
  • seclists.org
APPLE-SA-12-11-2024-3 macOS Sequoia 15.2

Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2024 16:36:26 -0700 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 12, 2024 (1 week, 2 days ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-54495 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]

    Dec. 18, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.0 up to (excluding) 14.7.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 15.0 up to (excluding) 15.2
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/121839 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/121839 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/121840 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/121840 Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Dec. 12, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-863
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Dec. 12, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/121839
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/121840
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-2024-54495 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-2024-54495 weaknesses.

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