CVE-2024-40594

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.14% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 3.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

2.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2024-07-06 00:00Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-11-04 20:55Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2024-07-06

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Low (CVSS 2.3)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:L/A:N/C:L/I:N/PR:H/S:U/UI:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive InformationBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

77557adc1929dc412033ba2c4e67ead8a639b4a4ce6677472c4ada27aab10551

• arstechnica.comhttps://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/07/chatgpts-much-heralded-mac-app-was-storing-conversations-as-plain-text/
• www.theverge.comhttps://www.theverge.com/2024/7/3/24191636/openai-chatgpt-mac-app-conversations-plain-text