Apple macOS System Files access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component System Files Handler. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-40825. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS (affected version unknown). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component System Files Handler. 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:

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15, visionOS 2. A malicious app with root privileges may be able to modify the contents of system files.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-40825 since 07/10/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/04/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Temp Score: 6.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

07/10/2024 🔍
09/17/2024 +69 days 🔍
09/17/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/04/2026 +564 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-40825 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-40825
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-277607
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 09/17/2024 07:16
Updated: 04/04/2026 20:21
Changes: 09/17/2024 07:16 (55), 09/18/2024 04:34 (12), 04/04/2026 20:21 (21)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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