CVE-2024-44133Known exploitationPublic exploit

Protected-data access via Safari preference overwrite

Published Sep 16, 2024 · Updated Apr 2, 2026

Privacy-control bypass in Apple macOS before 15 allows local users to access protected data through a malicious app on an MDM-managed Mac. Changing the user's home-directory record removes TCC protection from Safari's directory, allowing PerSitePreferences.db to be overwritten before Safari is returned to the original home. The app must execute locally on an MDM-managed device; successful exploitation exposes browsing history, camera, microphone, and location data without consent.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability7.35%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationReported
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Summary

What happened

Privacy-control bypass in Apple macOS before 15 allows local users to access protected data through a malicious app on an MDM-managed Mac. Changing the user's home-directory record removes TCC protection from Safari's directory, allowing PerSitePreferences.db to be overwritten before Safari is returned to the original home. The app must execute locally on an MDM-managed device; successful exploitation exposes browsing history, camera, microphone, and location data without consent.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-44133
Published
Sep 16, 2024
Updated
Apr 2, 2026
Vendor
Apple
Product
macOS
Classifications
T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 16, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 2, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <15

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Apple · macOSversion=0 <15

Published CVSS scores

5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
5.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationReported
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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