CVE-2024-44220
Published: 12 December 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-44220 is a medium-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Apple Macos. Its CVSS base score is 5.5 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 27.5th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-41212
Vulnerability details
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2. Parsing a maliciously crafted video file may lead to unexpected system termination.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Requiring identifiable owners for portable devices reduces the attack surface for unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types via anonymous media.
Dangerous file uploads can be detonated in the chamber to determine malice before any production write or execution occurs.
Prevents unrestricted writing of arbitrary or malicious firmware by keeping hardware write-protect enabled except under tightly controlled manual procedures.
Scans files from external sources on download/open/execute, blocking unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types.