CVE-2024-44178

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15, macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Ventura 13.7. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-59CWE-787

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Sep 17, 2024
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2024-44178: Medium severity, CVSS 5.5 | Vulnix