Apple macOS: An app may be able to break out of its sandbox
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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 path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. 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 break out of its sandbox.
Why it matters now
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 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
20 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 1 MEDIUM, 18 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-36604 Code injection in Apple macOSPriority HIGH 69
- TI-2024-36590 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An app may be able to break out of its sandboxPriority LOW 39
- TI-2024-29847 Apple macOS: A malicious app may be able to gain root privilegesPriority LOW 36
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-54498
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-54w6-f3f8-54q2
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-2024-54498 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-54498 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-54w6-f3f8-54q2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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