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, has been found in Apple macOS up to 12.7.5/13.6.7/14.5. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-40800. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 12.7.5/13.6.7/14.5 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An input validation issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-40800 since 07/10/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 8.4
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ADP CISA Base Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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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-2024-40800 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-40800
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-273001
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 07/30/2024 10:19
Updated: 04/04/2026 14:13
Changes: 07/30/2024 10:19 (53), 07/31/2024 15:20 (1), 12/10/2024 17:44 (20), 04/04/2026 14:13 (12)
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Cache ID: 216:EF6:103

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