CVE-2024-44178
published 2024-09-17CVE-2024-44178: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15, macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Ventura 13.7. An app may be…
PriorityP424medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNIHAN
EPSS
0.25%
16.4th percentile
This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15, macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Ventura 13.7. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
Affected
7 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | macos | < 14.7 | 14.7 |
| apple | macos | < 15 | 15 |
| apple | macos | < 13.7 | 13.7 |
| apple | macos | >= 14.0 < 14.7 | 14.7 |
| apple | macos_sequoia | — | — |
| apple | macos_sonoma | — | — |
| apple | macos_ventura | — | — |
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GHSA
GHSA-j962-w243-6g33: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks
ghsa_unreviewed·2024-09-17
CVE-2024-44178 [MEDIUM] CWE-59 GHSA-j962-w243-6g33: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks
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.
Apple
CVE-2024-44178: macOS Sequoia 15
vendor_apple·2024-09-16·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2024-44178 [MEDIUM] CVE-2024-44178: macOS Sequoia 15
Apple Security Update: About the security content of macOS Sequoia 15
Product: macOS Sequoia
Version: 15
CVE: CVE-2024-44178
Component: PackageKit
Impact: An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system
Description: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks.
Apple
CVE-2024-44178: macOS Ventura 13.7
vendor_apple·2024-09-16·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2024-44178 [MEDIUM] CVE-2024-44178: macOS Ventura 13.7
Apple Security Update: About the security content of macOS Ventura 13.7
Product: macOS Ventura
Version: 13.7
CVE: CVE-2024-44178
Component: PackageKit
Impact: An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system
Description: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks.
Apple
CVE-2024-44178: macOS Sonoma 14.7
vendor_apple·2024-09-16·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2024-44178 [MEDIUM] CVE-2024-44178: macOS Sonoma 14.7
Apple Security Update: About the security content of macOS Sonoma 14.7
Product: macOS Sonoma
Version: 14.7
CVE: CVE-2024-44178
Component: PackageKit
Impact: An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system
Description: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2024-09-17
Published