CVE-2024-44178 — Link Following in Apple Macos

CWE-59 — Link FollowingCWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write5 documents3 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 77.32%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Apple MacosApple Macos SequoiaApple Macos Sonoma+1 more
Timeline
PublishedSep 17

Description

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.

CVSS vector

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

Affected Packages5 packages

▶Appleapple/macos_sonoma14.7
▶CVEListV5apple/macos< 14.7+1
▶NVDapple/macos14.0 — 14.7+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-j962-w243-6g33: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks↗2024-09-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Apple
CVE-2024-44178: macOS Sequoia 15↗2024-09-16
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Apple
CVE-2024-44178: macOS Ventura 13.7↗2024-09-16
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Apple
CVE-2024-44178: macOS Sonoma 14.7↗2024-09-16
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