Microsoft discovers macOS vulnerability CVE-2024-44243, allowing attackers to install Rootkits

BlockBeats news, on January 15th, according to official sources, Microsoft Threat Intelligence discovered a new macOS vulnerability CVE-224-44243, which may allow attackers to bypass Apple System Integrity Protection (SIP) in macOS by loading third-party kernel extensions. SIP is a security technology that can restrict the execution of operations that may compromise system integrity; Therefore, bypassing SIP will affect the overall security of the operating system. Bypassing SIP may lead to serious consequences, such as increasing the likelihood of attackers and malware authors successfully installing Rootkits, creating persistent malware, bypassing Transparency, Consent and Control (TCC), and expanding the attack surface of other technologies and vulnerabilities.