CVE-2024-54466 (GCVE-0-2024-54466)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-12-11 22:59 – Updated: 2026-04-02 18:26
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.7.2. An encrypted volume may be accessed by a different user without prompting for the password.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-12-12 21:32 UTC
CWE
- An encrypted volume may be accessed by a different user without prompting for the password
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Assigner
References
Impacted products
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