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AppleCVE-2024-40861

HistorySep 17, 2024 - 12:15 a.m.

CVE-2024-40861

2024-09-1700:15:49

CWE-269

apple

web.nvd.nist.gov

macos sequoia

improved checks

root privileges

cve-2024-40861

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

6.5

Confidence

Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.6%

JSON

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 configurations

Vulners

Vulnrichment

Node

applemacosRange<15

VendorProductVersionCPE
applemacos*cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE
apple	macos	*	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "vendor": "Apple",
    "product": "macOS",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "unspecified",
        "status": "affected",
        "lessThan": "15",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References

support.apple.com/en-us/121238

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

6.5

Confidence

Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.6%

JSON

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