CVE-2024-40811

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

5.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

The 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.

Affected (1)

Products: Apple: Macos

Apple

1 product

Macos

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
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 (4)

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

Source: product-security@apple.com

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing List

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214119

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Timeline

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