Description
This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in watchOS 10.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1, tvOS 17.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.
References (9)
Core 9
Core References
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213987
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213982
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213988
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0013
EPSS Percentile
31.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (8)
apple/ipad_os
< 16.7.2
apple/ipados
17.0
apple/iphone_os
17.0
apple/iphone_os
< 16.7.2
apple/macos
14.0
apple/macos
13.0 - 13.6.1
apple/tvos
< 17.1
apple/watchos
< 10.1
Published
Feb 21, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026