CVE-2024-23216

Published: Mar 8, 2024Modified: Jun 17, 2026

7.1

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.2

Source: NVD

Description

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5. An app may be able to overwrite arbitrary files.

Affected (3)

Products: Apple: Macos

Apple

1 product

Macos

Configuration A

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apple Macos	From 12.0 to 12.7.4
Apple Macos	From 13.0 to 13.6.5
Apple Macos	From 14.0 to 14.4

Related CWEs

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (12)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/120884

Source: product-security@apple.com

https://support.apple.com/en-us/120886

Source: product-security@apple.com

https://support.apple.com/en-us/120895

Source: product-security@apple.com

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/21