This issue was addressed with improved permissions checking.

published 2024-10-28 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-40959

cvss: 7.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 36%
public exploits: 0; none known

This issue was addressed with improved permissions checking. This issue is fixed in Xcode 16. An app may be able to inherit Xcode permissions and access user data.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Apple Xcode 16

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-10-30)

Exploit prediction

0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CNA	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

Apple Xcode

Classification

Weakness

CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions

References

support.apple.com /en-us/121239
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-44228
NVD CVE-2024-44228

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Summary