VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2024-44131

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks.

MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.66%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.66%). 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 iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia 15. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 0.66% probability · 50th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-59
Affected: apple/ipados · apple/iphone os · apple/macos
Source: product-security@apple.com

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/121238Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121250Release Notes
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/32
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/33

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.