CVE-2024-44132 (GCVE-0-2024-44132)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-09-16 23:23 – Updated: 2025-11-04 16:13
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Summary
This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.
Severity ?
8.4 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • An app may be able to break out of its sandbox
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Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 15 (custom)
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