Protected user data disclosure to local apps
Published Sep 16, 2024 · Updated Apr 2, 2026
Information disclosure in Music in Apple macOS before 15 allows local users to access protected user data through a malicious app. Apple identifies Music as the affected component but has not published the faulty permission check or the protected resource involved. Exploitation requires low-privileged local app execution and affects confidentiality only, with no reported ability to modify data or interrupt service.
Summary
What happened
Information disclosure in Music in Apple macOS before 15 allows local users to access protected user data through a malicious app. Apple identifies Music as the affected component but has not published the faulty permission check or the protected resource involved. Exploitation requires low-privileged local app execution and affects confidentiality only, with no reported ability to modify data or interrupt service.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-27858
- Published
- Sep 16, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 2, 2026
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- macOS
- Classifications
- CWE-281, T1005
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 16, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 2, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <15
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