Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 17, 2024· Updated Apr 2, 2026

CVE-2024-44178

Description

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15, macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Ventura 13.7. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Affected products

Apple Inc./macOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <13.7

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

support.apple.com/en-us/121234nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/121238nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/121247nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/33nvd
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/40nvd
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/41nvd

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