fkie_cve-2024-44178
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2024-09-17 00:15
Modified
2025-03-15 16:15
Severity ?
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Summary
This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7, macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Sequoia 15. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
References
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/121234Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/121238Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/121247Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apple macos *
apple macos *


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