CVE-2024-54520 — Path Traversal in Apple Macos

CWE-22 — Path TraversalCWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write5 documents3 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 75.97%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Apple MacosApple Macos SequoiaApple Macossonoma14.7.2+1 more
Timeline
PublishedJan 27
Latest updateJan 28

Description

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.7.2. An app may be able to overwrite arbitrary files.

CVSS vector

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

Affected Packages5 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macos< 14.7.2+1
▶NVDapple/macos14.0 — 14.7.2+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-25gv-4h88-97v2: A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation↗2025-01-28
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Apple
CVE-2024-54520: macOSVentura13.7.2↗2024-12-11
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Apple
CVE-2024-54520: macOSSonoma14.7.2↗2024-12-11
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Apple
CVE-2024-54520: macOS Sequoia 15.2↗2024-12-11
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