VDB-277679 · CVE-2024-40860 · GCVE-0-2024-40860

Apple macOS up to 14.6 access control

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS up to 14.6. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Sequoia 15. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-40860 since 07/10/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 14.7 or 15 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

Version

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.5
NVD Vector: 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: macOS 14.7/15

Timelineinfo

07/10/2024 CVE reserved
09/17/2024 +69 days Advisory disclosed
09/17/2024 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/26/2024 +9 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-40860 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-40860
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-277679
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 09/17/2024 07:55 AM
Updated: 09/26/2024 08:51 AM
Changes: 09/17/2024 07:55 AM (56), 09/21/2024 02:14 AM (1), 09/26/2024 08:51 AM (11)
Complete: 🔍
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