CVE-2024-23274

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-23274?

Upgrade macos to 14.4 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2024-23274 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-23274 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.42% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 35% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2024-23274?

CVE-2024-23274 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2024-23274 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for macos (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An injection issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5. An app may be able to elevate privileges.

CWE-74Injection CWE-75

How to fix

Remediation Available

macosNVD

Affected:>= 14.0, < 14.4Fixed in:14.4CVE-2024-23274derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.42%probability of exploitation in 30 days

35thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 35% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory3

Mailing List3

Other references6

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-74 (Injection) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2013-2251	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-22527	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2019-2725	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2022-46169	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-35914	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2019-17558	High	7.5	99%	KEV	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2024-23274?

Upgrade macos to 14.4 or later.

Is CVE-2024-23274 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-23274 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.42% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 35% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2024-23274?

CVE-2024-23274 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2024-23274 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for macos (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-02.