Vulnerability · Published Jul 29, 2024 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2024-40828
High 8.4
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in macOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 18% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 82.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-281 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120910
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120911
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120912
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214120 x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119 x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214118 x_transferred
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/20 x_transferred
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18 x_transferred
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/19 x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214120
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214119
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214118