Is CVE-2024-44294 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-44294 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-44294?

CVE-2024-44294 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-44294?

CVE-2024-44294 has an EPSS score of 0.86% (54th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-44294?

Upgrade macos to 14.7.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-44294

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A path deletion vulnerability was addressed by preventing vulnerable code from running with privileges. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.7.1. An attacker with root privileges may be able to delete protected system files.

How to fix

Remediation Available

macosNVD

Affected:>= 14.0, < 14.7.1Fixed in:14.7.1CVE-2024-44294derived 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 VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.86%probability of exploitation in 30 days

54thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 54% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

Other references4

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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.