Physical lock-screen item sharing
Published Oct 28, 2024 · Updated Apr 2, 2026
Incorrect authorization in Apple macOS Screen Capture allows physically proximate attackers to share items from the lock screen. Apple identifies Screen Capture and says improved checks resolved the issue, but it has not disclosed the failed authorization check, affected request path, or other implementation details. Physical access to a locked Mac is required; the bounded consequence is unauthorized sharing of accessible items, with no reported code execution or system modification.
Summary
What happened
Incorrect authorization in Apple macOS Screen Capture allows physically proximate attackers to share items from the lock screen. Apple identifies Screen Capture and says improved checks resolved the issue, but it has not disclosed the failed authorization check, affected request path, or other implementation details. Physical access to a locked Mac is required; the bounded consequence is unauthorized sharing of accessible items, with no reported code execution or system modification.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-44137
- Published
- Oct 28, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 2, 2026
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- macOS
- Classifications
- CWE-863
- Attack vector
- physical
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Oct 28, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 2, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <15
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