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TI-2024-36592 Aliases CVE-2024-54516GHSA-crm9-rr9p-qwr6

Apple macOS: An app may be able to approve a launch daemon without user consent

Priority LOW 15CWE-281Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2. An app may be able to approve a launch daemon without user consent.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00157 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed macOS (Apple): 14.7.2, 15.2

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApplemacOSbefore 14.7.2; before 15.214.7.2, 15.2Patch availableCNA
  • macOS VendorApple Affected before 14.7.2; before 15.2 Fixed in 14.7.2, 15.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 14.7.2; 15.0 to before 15.2VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 14.7.2; 15.0 to before 15.2 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 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 14.7.2, 15.2

    3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2024-36561 Out-of-bounds read in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 30
    • TI-2024-36595 Sensitive information in log files in Apple macOSPriority LOW 24
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-54516
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-crm9-rr9p-qwr6

References

Other 2

  • 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
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Sources

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