What is CVE-2024-40811?

CVE-2024-40811 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-07-29.

How severe is CVE-2024-40811?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple macOS

CVE-2024-40811

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.

EPSS: 0.002 (12.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Apple Macos — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-281 — Improper Preservation of Permissions

References

product-security@apple.com
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Vendor Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-40811?: CVE-2024-40811 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-07-29.
How severe is CVE-2024-40811?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.