Apple macOS up to 13.6/14.6 File path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 13.6/14.6 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component File Handler. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-44190. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 13.6/14.6 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15, macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Ventura 13.7. An app may be able to read arbitrary files.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-44190 since 08/20/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 13.7, 14.7 or 15 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 13.7/14.7/15

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08/20/2024 🔍
09/17/2024 +28 days 🔍
09/17/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/05/2026 +565 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-44190 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-44190
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-277735
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 09/17/2024 08:15
Updated: 04/05/2026 06:45
Changes: 09/17/2024 08:15 (57), 09/21/2024 04:53 (1), 09/24/2024 22:40 (11), 04/05/2026 06:45 (12)
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Cache ID: 216:29C:103

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