A malicious application may be able to overwrite arbitrary files. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.4, Security Update 2021-004 Mojave. An issue with path validation logic for hardlinks was addressed with improved path sanitization.
Source: MITRE
Published: 2021-09-08
Updated: 2021-09-22
Type: NVD-CWE-noinfo
Base Score: 2.1
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Impact Score: 2.9
Exploitability Score: 3.9
Severity: LOW
Base Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 1.8
Severity: MEDIUM