Path traversal in macOS - CVE-2024-54489

 

Path traversal in macOS - CVE-2024-54489

Published: December 11, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU101691
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-54489
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
macOS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in Disk Utility. A local user can execute arbitrary commands by running a mount command.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-54489

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources