CVE-2024-44128
Apple Macos ≤ 13.7
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NSummary
CVE-2024-44128 is a medium-severity Improper Enforcement of Behavioral Workflow (CWE-841) vulnerability in Apple Macos. Its CVSS base score is 5.5 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique External Remote Services (T1133); ranked at the 14th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and IA-11 (Re-authentication) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-40886
Vulnerability Data
This issue was addressed by adding an additional prompt for user consent. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15, macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Ventura 13.7. An Automator Quick Action workflow may be able to bypass Gatekeeper.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques
CVEs Like This One
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Control response
—
—
—
V7.2.1
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Access enforcement can require each successive workflow step to present the proper authorization context before proceeding.
Re-authentication requirements can be placed at critical workflow steps to ensure the actor has performed prior behaviors.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure development practices directly address proper workflow enforcement during design and coding.
Enforcing authorization policies can include sequence constraints on multi-step actions.
Hardened configuration baselines can embed required workflow ordering rules.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing can detect workflow bypasses but does not enforce them at runtime.
Secure development lifecycle requires explicit workflow enforcement in multi-step processes.
Application security requirements include sequencing and state-transition rules for critical workflows.
Secure architecture principles address proper ordering of security-critical operations.
Secure coding practices can prevent missing workflow checks but do not define the control itself.
Change management can require workflow adherence for changes but is not the primary mitigation.