CVE-2024-54554 — Link Following in Apple Macos

CWE-59 — Link Following4 documents4 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 93.53%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Apple Macos
Timeline
PublishedAug 29

Description

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

CVSS vector

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

Affected Packages2 packages

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
CVEList
CVE-2024-54554: This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks↗2025-08-29
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GHSA
GHSA-pg49-vprr-hjxm: This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks↗2025-08-29
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2024-54554: macOS Sequoia 15.1↗2024-10-28
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