# CVE-2024-54465: CVE-2024-54465

Status: published. Published: 2024-12-11. Updated: 2026-11-03.

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2. An app may be able to elevate privileges.

## Remediation

No remediation reported in collected sources

## Affected products and versions

- Apple / macOS: ≥ 0; < 15.2 (affected, custom). Source: CNA: apple

## NVD configuration conditions

Affected CPE matches depend on the following AND/OR and negation conditions:

```json
[
  {
    "negate": false,
    "nodes": [
      {
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "versionEndExcluding": "15.2",
            "vulnerable": true
          }
        ],
        "negate": false,
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ],
    "operator": "OR"
  }
]
```

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 3.1: 9.8 (critical); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H; source: ADP: CISA-ADP

- CVSS 3.1: 9.8 (critical); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H; source: NVD: nvd@nist.gov

- CVSS 3.1: 9.8 (critical); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H; source: NVD: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: 0.90% as of 2026-11-03; percentile 59.74%

- SSVC: exploitation none; automatable no; technical impact total; source ADP: CISA-ADP

- Weaknesses: CWE-281

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://support.apple.com/en-us/121839 (CNA: apple)

- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Dec/7 (ADP: CVE)

- https://support.apple.com/en-us/121839 (product-security@apple.com; Vendor Advisory)

- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Dec/7 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

## Provenance

- CNA: apple: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-54465; retrieved 2026-11-03; source updated 2026-11-03

- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-54465; retrieved 2026-11-04; source updated 2026-11-03

- FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-54465; retrieved 2026-11-03; source updated Not reported

Revision: 457139af828ce81f6876a8b61c8f74f78460f73a6bf7ca1f68f58a800f288fbf

Canonical: https://y2.dev/cve/CVE-2024-54465

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