CVE-2024-40811
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6. An app...
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
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
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
- Record
CVE-2024-40811- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-281
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
- Record
CVE-2024-40811- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-281
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-38651
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
- Record
EUVD-2024-38651- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x6mr-7q99-r63g
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6. An app...
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
- Record
GHSA-x6mr-7q99-r63g- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-281
- 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-2024-40811 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Apple Macos, published July 29, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.22%, the 12th percentile. No source names a fixed version.