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5.5 Medium

CVE-2024-44178 This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks

Description

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15, macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Ventura 13.7. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
macOS 15 earliest → < 15 15
macOS 14.7 earliest → < 14.7 14.7
macOS 13.7 earliest → < 13.7 13.7

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