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CVE-2024-27872 Details

Description

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6. An app may be able to access protected user data.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CNA: CISA-ADPCVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18 CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119 CVERelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214119 CVE
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120911 [email protected]

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-noinfoInsufficient Information to Classify Weakness[email protected]
CWE-61UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) FollowingCISA-ADP

Affected Products

ProductVersions
apple macos
< 14.6

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

10 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-27872
NVD Published Date:
Jul 29, 2024
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2024-27872 Details - Not Deferred