CVE-2024-27885

medium

Description

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, macOS Ventura 13.6.7. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

References

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214107

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214106

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214105

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214107

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214106

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214105

https://support.apple.com/en-us/120903

https://support.apple.com/en-us/120900

https://support.apple.com/en-us/120899

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2024-06-10

Updated: 2026-04-02

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.3

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N