PT-2024-29117 · Apple · Apple Macos

Mickey Jin · Published 2024-09-16 · Updated 2024-12-12 · CVE-2024-40861

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue was addressed with improved checks. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

Recommendations For versions prior to 15, update to macOS Sequoia 15 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-40861

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 11

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/121238 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40861 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-40861 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-40861 · Note
• https://twitter.com/cracbot/status/1837008905072955910 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/94926 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1835825820176437285 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1835941083441762520 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/cracbot/status/1837371292812812568 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/cracbot/status/1837733626290884797 · Twitter Post
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/33 · Note