Vulnerability · Published Dec 20, 2024 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2024-44211

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in macOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 36% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 64.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	macOS	0 – before 15.1

Weakness: CWE-281 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/121564
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/11