CVE-2024-54509
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in...
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.
- Record
CVE-2024-54509- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.
- Record
CVE-2024-54509- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-52608
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.
- Record
EUVD-2024-52608- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gm6v-g6wg-rpvc
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in...
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.
- Record
GHSA-gm6v-g6wg-rpvc- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- 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-2024-54509 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Apple Macos, published January 27, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, the 18th percentile. No source names a fixed version.