CVE-2024-40811

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 NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

T

he issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

References

Link	Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18	Mailing List
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119	Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18	Mailing List
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214119

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

04 Nov 2025, 18:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214119 -

10 Dec 2024, 14:53

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Apple Apple macos
CWE		NVD-CWE-noinfo
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~8.4~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.5
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
References	~~() http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18 -~~	() http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18 - Mailing List
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119 - Vendor Advisory

21 Nov 2024, 09:31

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18 -~~	() http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18 -
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119 -

01 Aug 2024, 13:58

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-07-29 23:15

Updated : 2025-11-04 18:16

NVD link : CVE-2024-40811

Mitre link : CVE-2024-40811

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-40811

JSON object : View

Products Affected

macos

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-281

Improper Preservation of Permissions

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