A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks and was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4. An app may be able to gain elevated privileges.
The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.15 (including) | 10.15.7 (excluding) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.15.7 (including) | 10.15.7 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.15.7-security_update_2020 (including) | 10.15.7-security_update_2020 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.15.7-security_update_2020-001 (including) | 10.15.7-security_update_2020-001 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.15.7-security_update_2020-005 (including) | 10.15.7-security_update_2020-005 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.15.7-security_update_2020-007 (including) | 10.15.7-security_update_2020-007 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.15.7-security_update_2021-001 (including) | 10.15.7-security_update_2021-001 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.15.7-security_update_2021-002 (including) | 10.15.7-security_update_2021-002 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.15.7-security_update_2021-003 (including) | 10.15.7-security_update_2021-003 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.15.7-security_update_2021-004 (including) | 10.15.7-security_update_2021-004 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.15.7-security_update_2021-005 (including) | 10.15.7-security_update_2021-005 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.15.7-security_update_2021-006 (including) | 10.15.7-security_update_2021-006 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.15.7-security_update_2021-007 (including) | 10.15.7-security_update_2021-007 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.15.7-security_update_2021-008 (including) | 10.15.7-security_update_2021-008 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.15.7-security_update_2022-001 (including) | 10.15.7-security_update_2022-001 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.15.7-security_update_2022-002 (including) | 10.15.7-security_update_2022-002 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.15.7-security_update_2022-003 (including) | 10.15.7-security_update_2022-003 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.15.7-security_update_2022-004 (including) | 10.15.7-security_update_2022-004 (including) |
| Macos | Apple | 11.0 (including) | 11.6.8 (excluding) |
| Macos | Apple | 12.0.0 (including) | 12.4 (excluding) |