Summary: Microsoft has revealed a security vulnerability in Apple macOS that allows attackers to bypass System Integrity Protection (SIP) and install malicious kernel drivers. The flaw, identified as CVE-2024-44243, has been patched in macOS Sequoia 15.2.
Threat Actor: Unknown | unknown
Victim: Apple | Apple
Key Point :
- The vulnerability allows attackers running as “root” to bypass SIP protections.
- Exploitation could lead to the installation of rootkits and persistent malware.
- Bypassing SIP undermines the reliability of the macOS operating system.
- This is the latest in a series of SIP bypass vulnerabilities discovered by Microsoft.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/microsoft-uncovers-macos-vulnerability.html