CVE-2024-40814
A downgrade issue was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions. This issue is fixed in...
A downgrade issue was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.7. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A downgrade issue was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.7. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.
- Record
CVE-2024-40814- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-285
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
A downgrade issue was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.7. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.
- Record
CVE-2024-40814- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-285
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-38654
A downgrade issue was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.7. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.
- Record
EUVD-2024-38654- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8m38-vf78-jfpj
A downgrade issue was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions. This issue is fixed in...
A downgrade issue was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.
- Record
GHSA-8m38-vf78-jfpj- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-285
- 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-2024-40814 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) 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 0.24%, the 15th percentile. No source names a fixed version.