VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2024-27885
This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks.
MEDIUM 6.3EPSS 0.27%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.27%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, macOS Ventura 13.6.7. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.27% probability · 19th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- apple/macos
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120899
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120900
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120903
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214105Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214106Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214107Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214105Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214106Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214107Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.