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.
History

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Weaknesses CWE-59
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:N/I:H/A:N'}


Tue, 17 Sep 2024 15:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 16 Sep 2024 23:30:00 +0000

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Description 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

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2024-09-16T23:22:56.274Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T14:30:26.001Z

Reserved: 2024-08-20T21:42:05.927Z

Link: CVE-2024-44178

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-09-17T14:30:15.586Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-09-17T00:15:51.690

Modified: 2024-09-24T16:28:40.960

Link: CVE-2024-44178

cve-icon Redhat

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