Vulnerability · Published Oct 28, 2024 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2024-44273
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in iOS and iPadOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 20% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 79.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.1, tvOS 18.1, visionOS 2.1, watchOS 11.1. A malicious app may be able to access private information.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-59 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/121563
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/121564
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/121565
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/121566
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/121569
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/121570
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/16
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/15
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/12
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/11
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/9