Apple macOS up to 12.7.5/13.6.7/14.5 Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple macOS up to 12.7.5/13.6.7/14.5. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-40781. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 12.7.5/13.6.7/14.5. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-40781 since 07/10/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 12.7.6, 13.6.8 or 14.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 12.7.6/13.6.8/14.6

Timelineinfo

07/10/2024 🔍
07/30/2024 +20 days 🔍
07/30/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/04/2026 +613 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-40781 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-40781
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-272960
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 07/30/2024 10:12
Updated: 04/04/2026 10:24
Changes: 07/30/2024 10:12 (54), 07/31/2024 08:42 (1), 12/10/2024 16:38 (20), 04/04/2026 10:24 (12)
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Cache ID: 216:9DC:103

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