A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Ventura 13.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7. An app may be able to read files outside of its sandbox.
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
---|---|---|---|
Macos | Apple | * | 13.7.7 (excluding) |
Macos | Apple | 14.0 (including) | 14.7.7 (excluding) |
Macos | Apple | 15.0 (including) | 15.6 (excluding) |
Access control involves the use of several protection mechanisms such as:
When any mechanism is not applied or otherwise fails, attackers can compromise the security of the product by gaining privileges, reading sensitive information, executing commands, evading detection, etc. There are two distinct behaviors that can introduce access control weaknesses: