Vulnerability · Published Sep 16, 2024 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2024-40861

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity privilege mismanagement 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 0.2% (higher than 11% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 88.7% 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 Sequoia 15. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	macOS	0 – before 15

Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/121238
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/33