CVE-2024-40828 — Improper Preservation of Permissions in Apple Macos

CWE-281 — Improper Preservation of Permissions5 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 88.72%
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

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 malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

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-m89m-g26p-rqjp: The issue was addressed with improved checks↗2024-07-30
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Apple
CVE-2024-40828: macOS Monterey 12.7.6↗2024-07-29
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Apple
CVE-2024-40828: macOS Ventura 13.6.8↗2024-07-29
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Apple
CVE-2024-40828: macOS Sonoma 14.6↗2024-07-29
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