CVE-2024-40781 (GCVE-0-2024-40781)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-07-29 22:16
Modified
2026-04-02 18:09
Severity ?
8.4 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges
Summary
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple macOS Version: 0   < 12.7.6
Version: 0   < 13.6.8
Version: 0   < 14.6
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