CVE-2024-40800 — Improper Preservation of Permissions in Apple Macos

CWE-281 — Improper Preservation of Permissions5 documents3 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 92.95%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Apple MacosApple Macos MontereyApple Macos Sonoma+1 more
Timeline
PublishedJul 29
Latest updateJul 30

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages5 packages

▶Appleapple/macos_sonoma14.6
▶Appleapple/macos_ventura13.6.8
▶Appleapple/macos_monterey12.7.6
▶CVEListV5apple/macos< 12.7.6+2
▶NVDapple/macos12.0 — 12.7.6+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-fc8m-x59c-5f6r: An input validation issue was addressed with improved input validation↗2024-07-30
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Apple
CVE-2024-40800: macOS Monterey 12.7.6↗2024-07-29
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Apple
CVE-2024-40800: macOS Ventura 13.6.8↗2024-07-29
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Apple
CVE-2024-40800: macOS Sonoma 14.6↗2024-07-29
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