This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks.

published 2024-12-20 22 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-41227

cvss: 7.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 35%
public exploits: 0; none known

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Apple macOS 15.1

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 22 mo ago (2024-12-20)

Exploit prediction

0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	3.1	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CNA	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

Apple macOS

Classification

Weakness

CWE-281 Improper Preservation of Permissions
CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

support.apple.com /en-us/121564
vendor-advisory
seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/11

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-44211
NVD CVE-2024-44211

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Summary