CVE-2024-44211 — Link Following in Apple Macos

CWE-59 — Link FollowingCWE-281 — Improper Preservation of Permissions3 documents3 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 71.00%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MacosApple Macos Sequoia
Timeline
PublishedDec 20

Description

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.

CVSS vector

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

Affected Packages3 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macos< 15.1
▶NVDapple/macos15.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-94w9-fcwh-p5jv: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks↗2024-12-20
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2024-44211: macOS Sequoia 15.1↗2024-10-28
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