FKIE_CVE-2024-44131

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-09-17 00:15 - Updated: 2025-11-04 17:16
Severity ?
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia 15. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
References
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/121238Release Notes
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/121250Release Notes
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/32
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/33
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apple ipados *
apple iphone_os *
apple macos *
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