CVE-2024-40802

Published: Jul 29, 2024Modified: Apr 2, 2026

7.8

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.

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-269

Improper Privilege Management

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

References (12)

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