Description

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.5, macOS Ventura 13.6.7, macOS Monterey 12.7.5. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-27885

Affected Products

Vendor: Apple

Product: macOS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.07% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 33.97% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-03-14 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214107
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214106
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214105
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214107
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214105
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214106

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