PT-2025-3046 · Apple · Apple Macos

Claudio Bozzato + 1 · Published 2024-12-11 · Updated 2025-01-31 · CVE-2024-54536

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 15.2

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in the NVRAM Variable Handler component of MacOS, which may allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to protected information. The problem was addressed with improved validation of environment variables. An app may be able to edit NVRAM variables.

Recommendations For versions prior to 15.2, update to macOS Sequoia 15.2 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to NVRAM variables to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-01371

CVE-2024-54536

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-54536 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2025-01371 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-54536 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/121839 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/109567 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1884183342763106562 · Twitter Post