CVE-2024-27872 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6. An app may be able to access protected user data.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00056.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Apple	Macos

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-25065	This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6. An app may be able to access protected user data.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214119

History

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 18:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214119

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-61

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Mon, 12 Aug 2024 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Apple Apple macos
Weaknesses		NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
Vendors & Products		Apple Apple macos
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2024-07-29T22:16:28.477Z

Updated: 2025-11-04T17:19:11.659Z

Reserved: 2024-02-26T15:32:28.541Z

Link: CVE-2024-27872

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T00:41:55.392Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-07-29T23:15:10.557

Modified: 2025-11-04T18:16:15.947

Link: CVE-2024-27872

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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