CVE-2024-40800

Published: Jul 29, 2024Modified: Jun 17, 2026

5.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

An input validation issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Affected (3)

Products: Apple: Macos

Apple

1 product

Macos

Configuration A

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apple Macos	From 12.0 to 12.7.6
Apple Macos	From 13.0 to 13.6.8
Apple Macos	From 14.0 to 14.6

Related CWEs

CWE-281

Improper Preservation of Permissions

The product does not preserve permissions or incorrectly preserves permissions when copying, restoring, or sharing objects, which can cause them to have less restrictive permissions than intended.

References (13)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/120910

Source: product-security@apple.com

https://support.apple.com/en-us/120911

Source: product-security@apple.com

https://support.apple.com/en-us/120912

Source: product-security@apple.com

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18