CVE-2024-40770 — Improper Preservation of Permissions in Apple Macos

CWE-281 — Improper Preservation of PermissionsCWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 79.64%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MacosApple Macos Sequoia
Timeline
PublishedSep 17

Description

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. A non-privileged user may be able to modify restricted network settings.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macos< 15
▶NVDapple/macos< 15.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-6879-gf6q-3qmj: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions↗2024-09-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2024-40770: macOS Sequoia 15↗2024-09-16
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