CVE-2024-44175 — Link Following in Apple Macos

CWE-59 — Link FollowingCWE-922 — Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information4 documents3 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 54.95%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Apple MacosApple Macos SequoiaApple Macos Sonoma
Timeline
PublishedOct 28

Description

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15, macOS Sonoma 14.7.1. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages4 packages

▶Appleapple/macos_sonoma14.7.1
▶CVEListV5apple/macos< 15
▶NVDapple/macos< 14.7.1

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-p7rr-c68v-256j: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks↗2024-10-28
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Apple
CVE-2024-44175: macOS Sonoma 14.7.1↗2024-10-28
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Apple
CVE-2024-44175: macOS Sequoia 15↗2024-09-16
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