CVE-2024-44264 — Link Following in Apple Macos

CWE-59 — Link Following5 documents3 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 71.58%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Apple MacosApple Macos SequoiaApple Macos Sonoma+1 more
Timeline
PublishedOct 28

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.

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 Packages5 packages

▶Appleapple/macos_sonoma14.7.1
▶Appleapple/macos_ventura13.7.1
▶CVEListV5apple/macos< 14.7.1+1
▶NVDapple/macos14.0 — 14.7.1+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-f729-m528-5h64: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks↗2024-10-28
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Apple
CVE-2024-44264: macOS Sequoia 15.1↗2024-10-28
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Apple
CVE-2024-44264: macOS Ventura 13.7.1↗2024-10-28
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Apple
CVE-2024-44264: macOS Sonoma 14.7.1↗2024-10-28
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