CVE-2024-44231
This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia...
This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1. A person with physical access to a Mac may be able to bypass Login Window during a software update.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1. A person with physical access to a Mac may be able to bypass Login Window during a software update.
- Record
CVE-2024-44231- CVSS 3.1
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1. A person with physical access to a Mac may be able to bypass Login Window during a software update.
- Record
CVE-2024-44231- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-41232
This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1. A person with physical access to a Mac may be able to bypass Login Window during a software update.
- Record
EUVD-2024-41232- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gfc3-ch46-26gp
This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia...
This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1. A person with physical access to a Mac may be able to bypass Login Window during a software update.
- Record
GHSA-gfc3-ch46-26gp- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-44231 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Apple Macos, published December 20, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. No source names a fixed version.