PT-2024-10231 · Apple · Apple Macos

Published 2024-10-28 · Updated 2026-04-03 · CVE-2024-40849

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions MacOS (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a synchronization error in the Launch Services interface of MacOS operating systems, which is a "race condition" scenario. This could allow an attacker to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Race Condition

Time Of Check To Time Of Use

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-362

CWE-367

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-00571

CVE-2024-40849

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 7

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2025-00571 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40849 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/121564 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2040128794699219169 · Twitter Post
• https://developer.apple.com/documentation/coreservices/launch_services · Note
• https://rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/apple-osx-launchservices-cve-2024-40849 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-40849 · Note