CVE-2024-40811 — Improper Preservation of Permissions in Apple Macos

CWE-281 — Improper Preservation of Permissions3 documents3 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 79.90%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MacosApple Macos Sonoma
Timeline
PublishedJul 29
Latest updateJul 30

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.

CVSS vector

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

Affected Packages3 packages

▶Appleapple/macos_sonoma14.6
▶CVEListV5apple/macos< 14.6
▶NVDapple/macos14.0 — 14.6

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-x6mr-7q99-r63g: The issue was addressed with improved checks↗2024-07-30
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2024-40811: macOS Sonoma 14.6↗2024-07-29
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