01 Record
CVE-2024-44280
A downgrade issue affecting Intel-based Mac computers was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.7.1. An
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: apple
CNA base score7.7 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
02 Description
A downgrade issue affecting Intel-based Mac computers was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.7.1. An
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.23% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 14.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2024-10-28 21:07Z2 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-04-02 18:09Z6 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2024-08-20
- Assigning CNA
- apple
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.7)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 6b3657d6c38c4d91a1438dcb579acd1e352a9f998ff5fe89b236f6bb3d3532cd
05 Affected products
06 References
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/121564
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/121568
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/121570
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/13
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/12
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/11