CVE-2024-23285

Protected-region symlink creation via improper link handling

Published Mar 8, 2024 · Updated Apr 2, 2026

Symlink following in Music in Apple macOS before 14.4 allows local users to create links into protected disk regions through an app. Apple identifies deficient symlink handling but has not published the affected function or path-validation sequence. Exploitation requires an app to run locally; the disclosed consequence is link creation, not a confirmed read or write operation.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.25%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Symlink following in Music in Apple macOS before 14.4 allows local users to create links into protected disk regions through an app. Apple identifies deficient symlink handling but has not published the affected function or path-validation sequence. Exploitation requires an app to run locally; the disclosed consequence is link creation, not a confirmed read or write operation.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-23285
Published
Mar 8, 2024
Updated
Apr 2, 2026
Vendor
Apple
Product
macOS
Classifications
CWE-59, CWE-61, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 8, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 2, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <14.4
  2. Affected versionversion=14.0 <14.4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Apple · macOSversion=0 <14.4; version=14.0 <14.4

Published CVSS scores

5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
7.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CWE-61UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File

Public exploit references

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