CVE-2024-44258

HIGH Year: 2024
CVSS v3 Score
7.1
High
Weakness Type
CWE-59
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Vulnerability Description

This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1, iOS 17.7.1 and iPadOS 17.7.1, visionOS 2.1, tvOS 18.1. Restoring a maliciously crafted backup file may lead to modification of protected system files.

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