CVE-2024-23285

Published: Mar 8, 2024Modified: Apr 2, 2026

5.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4. An app may be able to create symlinks to protected regions of the disk.

Affected (1)

Products: Apple: Macos

Apple

1 product

Macos

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apple Macos	From 14.0 to 14.4

Related CWEs

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

CWE-61

UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

The product, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently account for when the file is a symbolic link that resolves to a target outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the product to operate on unauthorized files.

References (4)

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

Source: product-security@apple.com

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing List

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214084

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214084

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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