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        "state": "PUBLISHED",
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        "dateReserved": "2026-05-18T19:50:18.694Z",
        "datePublished": "2026-07-21T13:53:05.030Z",
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            "title": "Sparkle: Binary delta apply intermediate-symlink traversal in malicious .delta",
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                            "description": "CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')",
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                            "description": "CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')",
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                        "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
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                        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
                        "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
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                        "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
                        "scope": "CHANGED",
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                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "Sparkle is a software update framework for macOS. Prior to version 2.9.2, `Autoupdate/SUBinaryDeltaApply.m` enforces `relativePath.pathComponents containsObject:@\"..\"` and rejects writes whose immediate parent directory IS itself a symbolic link, but does not detect symlinks deeper in the relative path. `Autoupdate/SPUSparkleDeltaArchive.m`'s `extractItem:` will create symlinks in the destination tree from archive content (no `..` check on the symlink target), and a subsequent `Extract` item targeting `<symlink>/foo/bar` then escapes the destination tree via `fopen(path, \"wb\")` because the kernel resolves the intermediate symlink during the open call. This is a defense-in-depth issue: exploitation requires a maliciously-crafted `.delta` that passes EdDSA signature verification, i.e. EdDSA private-key compromise. With the AppInstaller running as root for system-domain installs, it gives the holder of a stolen signing key arbitrary file write at root level via the delta-apply path, which is a strictly broader primitive than the \"drop-in replacement bundle\" install they would otherwise have. Version 2.9.2 contains a patch for the issue."
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