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OS X update for Game Controllers (CVE-2024-44265)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Oct 28, 2024
Added
Oct 31, 2024
Modified
Apr 6, 2026

Description

The issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.7.1. An attacker with physical access can input Game Controller events to apps running on a locked device.

Solution

apple-osx-upgrade-latest
Title
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