CVE-2024-44178

medium

Description

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15, macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Ventura 13.7. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/121247

https://support.apple.com/en-us/121238

https://support.apple.com/en-us/121234

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/41

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/40

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/33

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2024-09-17

Updated: 2026-04-02

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

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