Sensitive-data disclosure via insufficient sandbox restrictions
Published Oct 28, 2024 · Updated Apr 2, 2026
Information disclosure in Apple macOS Installer allows local users to access sensitive user data through a malicious application. Installer applies insufficient sandbox restrictions to application access, but Apple has not disclosed the affected operation or data path. Reaching the flaw requires local application execution on macOS Ventura before 13.7.1, Sonoma before 14.7.1, or Sequoia before 15.1; the reported consequence is read access only.
Summary
What happened
Information disclosure in Apple macOS Installer allows local users to access sensitive user data through a malicious application. Installer applies insufficient sandbox restrictions to application access, but Apple has not disclosed the affected operation or data path. Reaching the flaw requires local application execution on macOS Ventura before 13.7.1, Sonoma before 14.7.1, or Sequoia before 15.1; the reported consequence is read access only.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-44216
- Published
- Oct 28, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 2, 2026
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- macOS
- Classifications
- CWE-922, T1005
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 28, 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 <13.7.1
- Affected versionversion=0 <14.7.1
- Affected versionversion=0 <15.1
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