---
id: CVE-2024-54554
title: This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks
summary: >-
  This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is
  fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-59
vendor: apple
product: macos
affected:
  - 'macos >= 15.0, < 15.1'
patched:
  - macos 15.1
published: '2025-08-29'
updated: '2026-09-26'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-26T21:10:00.130'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-54554'
references:
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/121564'
    label: product-security@apple.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00179
epssPercentile: 0.06695
ingestedAt: '2026-09-26T21:38:01.485Z'
---

## Overview

This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

## Affected

- `macos >= 15.0, < 15.1`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `macos 15.1`