CVE-2024-40831

Sept. 23, 2024, 7:18 p.m.

5.5
Medium

Description

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. An app may be able to access a user's Photos Library.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Apple
  • Macos
  • *

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-281
Improper Preservation of Permissions
The product does not preserve permissions or incorrectly preserves permissions when copying, restoring, or sharing objects, which can cause them to have less restrictive permissions than intended.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
o apple macos / / / / / / / /

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/121238

Tags

product-security@apple.com
CWE-281
2024-09-17
CVE-2024-40831

CVSS Score

5.5 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Timeline

Published: Sept. 17, 2024, 12:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Sept. 23, 2024, 7:18 p.m.

Status : Analyzed

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

product-security@apple.com

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