CVE-2024-27885

Status: ModifiedMedium (6.3)—

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, macOS Ventura 13.6.7. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

CVSS

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Base score: 6.3

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.27%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 17
Score date: 10/10/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Apple — Macos

CWEs

CWE-59
CWE-59

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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