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CVE-2024-44264

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Published: Oct 28, 2024Modified: Apr 2, 2026

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5.5
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.7.1. A malicious app may be able to create symlinks to protected regions of the disk.

Affected (2)

Products: Apple: Macos
Apple
1 product
Macos
Configuration A
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Apple
Macos
Before 13.7.1
Macos
From 14.0 to 14.7.1

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.

References (6)

Source: product-security@apple.com
Source: product-security@apple.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: product-security@apple.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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