This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks
Published Jan 27, 2025
4.4
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.28%
Description
This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, macOS Ventura 13.7.3. A malicious app may be able to create symlinks to protected regions of the disk.
Affected products
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<13.7
- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<14.7
- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<15.3
- Version
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Jan 28, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2025–2026- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (4 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.28% (0.00283) | 18.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.27% (0.00268) | 18.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.01% (0.00012) | 0.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 28, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 17.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
References (6)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/15
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/16
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/17
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122068 Release Notes
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122069 Release Notes
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122070 Release Notes
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/15 | ||
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/16 | ||
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/17 | ||
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/122068 | Release Notes | |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/122069 | Release Notes | |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/122070 | Release Notes |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.