CVE-2024-40842 — Sensitive Information Exposure in Apple Macos

CWE-200 — Sensitive Information Exposure3 documents3 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 85.38%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MacosApple Macos Sequoia
Timeline
PublishedSep 17

Description

An issue was addressed with improved validation of environment variables. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.

CVSS vector

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

Affected Packages3 packages

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-rcw8-56q4-fh4w: An issue was addressed with improved validation of environment variables↗2024-09-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2024-40842: macOS Sequoia 15↗2024-09-16
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