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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00021.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Apple macOS affected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 12.7.6
0 affected < 13.6.8
0 affected < 14.6

Configuration 1 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18 cve-icon
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/19 cve-icon
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/20 cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120910 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120911 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120912 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214118 cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119 cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214120 cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214118 cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214119 cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214120 cve-icon
History

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges. 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

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

 ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Tue, 10 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-02T18:09:00.419Z

Reserved: 2024-07-10T17:11:04.688Z

Link: CVE-2024-40781

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-04T17:22:59.295Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-07-29T23:15:11.727

Modified: 2026-04-02T19:17:42.360

Link: CVE-2024-40781

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses