Information disclosure in Apple macOS
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.7.2. An app may be able to determine a user’s current location.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 13.7.2, 14.7.2, 15.2
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple macOS 13.7.2, 14.7.2, 15.2
9 records Highest priority Priority LOW 9 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-36625 Apple macOS: An attacker may gain access to protected parts of the file systemPriority LOW 39
- TI-2024-36611 Apple macOS: An app may be able to read and write files outside of its sandboxPriority LOW 37
- TI-2024-36552 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An app may be able to break out of its sandboxPriority LOW 37
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-54475
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-chv5-gcx2-vw99
References
More Apple Macos vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-46583 Improper authentication in Apple macOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2024-54475 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-54475 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-chv5-gcx2-vw99 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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