CVE-2024-54516 (GCVE-0-2024-54516)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-01-27 21:45 – Updated: 2026-04-02 18:09
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Summary
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2. An app may be able to approve a launch daemon without user consent.
Severity ?
3.3 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • An app may be able to approve a launch daemon without user consent
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple macOS Affected: 0 , < 14.7.2 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < 15.2 (custom)
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