Apple iTunes for Windows: A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges
Priority LOW 39CWE-281Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in iTunes 12.13.3 for Windows. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00401 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed iTunes for Windows (Apple): 12.13.3
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA iTunes for Windows (Apple) Fixed in 12.13.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-44193
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-72cp-q9j9-fhvh
References
Advisory 1
More Apple Itunes vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-06084 Type confusion in Apple iOS KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-16987 Type confusion in Apple watchOS KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2020-07926 Apple iOS: A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-03187 Memory corruption in Apple WebKit CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2010-01161 Buffer overflow in pngpread.c in libpng before 1.2.44 and 1.4.x before 1.4.3, as used in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2005-00032 Buffer overflow in Apple iTunes 4.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-44193 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-44193 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-72cp-q9j9-fhvh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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