Vulnerability · Published Jul 29, 2024 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2024-40834
Medium 4.4
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization 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 17% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 83.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
This issue was addressed by adding an additional prompt for user consent. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. A shortcut may be able to bypass sensitive Shortcuts app settings.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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