PT-2024-29088 · Apple · Apple Macos

Mickey Jin · Published 2024-09-16 · Updated 2024-09-23 · CVE-2024-40831

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to Sequoia 15

Description A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue allows an app to potentially access a user's Photos Library.

Recommendations For versions prior to macOS Sequoia 15, update to macOS Sequoia 15 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the Photos Library until the update is applied.

Fix

Improper Preservation of Permissions

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-281

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-40831

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-40831 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40831 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/121238 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1835825827260576125 · Twitter Post
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-40831 · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1835925953752506590 · Twitter Post
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/33 · Note