Is CVE-2024-44291 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-44291 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-44291?

CVE-2024-44291 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-44291?

CVE-2024-44291 has an EPSS score of 0.29% (21th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-44291?

Upgrade macos to 15.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-44291

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved file handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.7.2. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

How to fix

Remediation Available

macosNVD

Affected:>= 15.0, < 15.2Fixed in:15.2CVE-2024-44291derived from NVD

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

0.29%probability of exploitation in 30 days

21stpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 21% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory3

Other references3

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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.