CVE-2024-54554 Path traversal in macOS
An app can access sensitive user data due to improper symlink handling in 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-2024-54554?
CVE-2024-54554 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 29 Aug 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-54554?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2024-54554?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-54554 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-2024-54554 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-54554 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Macos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pg49-vprr-hjxm.