CVE-2024-27885

low-risk

Published 2024-06-10

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

Do I need to act?

0.03% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 6.3/10 Medium

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Macos

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (9)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/120899

https://support.apple.com/en-us/120900

https://support.apple.com/en-us/120903

Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214105

Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214106

Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214107

Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214105

Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214106

Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214107

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low-risk

Severity 20/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal