CVE-2024-54498 Path traversal in macOS
An app can break out of its sandbox due to a path handling issue, allowing potential privilege escalation or code execution on macOS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-54498?
CVE-2024-54498 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 11 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.7.2. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-54498?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2024-54498?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-54498 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-54498 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-54498 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Macos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-54w6-f3f8-54q2.