Description
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1. A malicious application with root privileges may be able to access private information.
Published: 2026-04-02
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Data compromise via privilege escalation
Action: Apply patch
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History

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000

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Title macOS Root Privileges Enable Private Data Access

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:15:00 +0000

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Title macOS Root Privileges Enable Private Data Access
First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Description A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1. A malicious application with root privileges may be able to access private information.
Weaknesses CWE-284
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-02T19:59:30.524Z

Reserved: 2024-08-20T21:42:05.945Z

Link: CVE-2024-44219

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-02T19:58:14.401Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-04-02T19:18:23.097

Modified: 2026-04-03T17:54:56.533

Link: CVE-2024-44219

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-07T07:55:39Z

Weaknesses