What is CVE-2024-44264?

CVE-2024-44264 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-10-28.

How severe is CVE-2024-44264?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple Macos

CVE-2024-44264

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.7.1. A malicious app may be able to create symlinks to protected regions of the disk.

EPSS: 0.006 (46.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Apple Macos — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

product-security@apple.com
product-security@apple.com (Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (Vendor Advisory)
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-44264?: CVE-2024-44264 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-10-28.
How severe is CVE-2024-44264?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.