CVE-2024-44264

EUVD-2024-40984
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.
Link Following
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
5.5 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 28%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
applemacos
𝑥
< 13.7.1
applemacos
14.0 ≤
𝑥
< 14.7.1
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Early Detection
Affected products identified ahead of NVD analysis through intelligence sources.
VendorProductVersionSource
applemacos
𝑥
< 14.7
ADP
applemacos
𝑥
< 13.7
ADP
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121564
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121568
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121570
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/11
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/12
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/13