CVE-2024-40801

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Sequoia 15. An app may be able to access protected user data.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121238	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121247	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/33
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/40

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

04 Nov 2025, 17:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/33 - () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/40 -

24 Sep 2024, 15:43

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		NVD-CWE-noinfo
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.5
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
First Time		Apple Apple macos
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/121238 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/121238 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/121247 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/121247 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

20 Sep 2024, 12:31

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) Se solucionó un problema de permisos con restricciones adicionales. Este problema se solucionó en macOS Sonoma 14.7 y macOS Sequoia 15. Es posible que una aplicación pueda acceder a datos de usuario protegidos.

17 Sep 2024, 00:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-09-17 00:15

Updated : 2025-11-04 17:15

NVD link : CVE-2024-40801

Mitre link : CVE-2024-40801

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-40801

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

macos

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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