CVE-2024-44265
The issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device. This issue is fixed in...
The issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.7.1. An attacker with physical access can input Game Controller events to apps running on a locked device.
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
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.7.1. An attacker with physical access can input Game Controller events to apps running on a locked device.
- Record
CVE-2024-44265- CVSS 3.1
- 2.4 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/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 - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
The issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.7.1. An attacker with physical access can input Game Controller events to apps running on a locked device.
- Record
CVE-2024-44265- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-40985
The issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.7.1. An attacker with physical access can input Game Controller events to apps running on a locked device.
- Record
EUVD-2024-40985- 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-3m6c-6c98-23qq
The issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device. This issue is fixed in...
The issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.1. An attacker with physical access can input Game Controller events to apps running on a locked device.
- Record
GHSA-3m6c-6c98-23qq- CVSS 3.1
- 2.4 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- 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-2024-44265 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.4) in Apple Macos, published October 28, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.63%, the 50th percentile. No source names a fixed version.