CVE-2024-40792
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS...
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. A malicious app may be able to change network settings.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. A malicious app may be able to change network settings.
- Record
CVE-2024-40792- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. A malicious app may be able to change network settings.
- Record
CVE-2024-40792- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-38633
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. A malicious app may be able to change network settings.
- Record
EUVD-2024-38633- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m499-vjfj-6h36
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS...
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. A malicious app may be able to change network settings.
- Record
GHSA-m499-vjfj-6h36- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-40792 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Apple Macos, published October 28, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.15%, the 4th percentile. No source names a fixed version.