CVE-2025-24136 — Link Following in Apple Macos

CWE-59 — Link Following5 documents3 sources
Severity
4.4MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 94.39%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Apple MacosApple Macos SequoiaApple Macos Sonoma+1 more
Timeline
PublishedJan 27
Latest updateJan 28

Description

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, macOS Ventura 13.7.3. 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:L/I:L/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 2.5

Affected Packages5 packages

▶Appleapple/macos_sonoma14.7.3
▶Appleapple/macos_ventura13.7.3
▶CVEListV5apple/macos< 14.7.3+1
▶NVDapple/macos14.0 — 14.7.3+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-wc57-w9rc-p4g6: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks↗2025-01-28
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Apple
CVE-2025-24136: macOS Ventura 13.7.3↗2025-01-27
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Apple
CVE-2025-24136: macOS Sequoia 15.3↗2025-01-27
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Apple
CVE-2025-24136: macOS Sonoma 14.7.3↗2025-01-27
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