This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7, macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Sequoia 15. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
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Wed, 05 Nov 2025 02:30:00 +0900


Sun, 13 Jul 2025 22:45:00 +0900

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00073}

epss

{'score': 0.00077}


Sun, 16 Mar 2025 01:15:00 +0900

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Weaknesses CWE-787

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 01:45:00 +0900

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First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Weaknesses CWE-59
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}


Wed, 18 Sep 2024 00:30:00 +0900

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 17 Sep 2024 08:30:00 +0900

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

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-04T16:15:13.229Z

Reserved: 2024-08-20T21:42:05.927Z

Link: CVE-2024-44178

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-09-17T14:30:15.586Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-09-17T00:15:51.690

Modified: 2025-11-04T17:16:12.210

Link: CVE-2024-44178

cve-icon Redhat

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