01 Record
CVE-2024-40821
An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. Third party app extensions may not receive
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: apple
CNA base score8.4 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 Description
An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. Third party app extensions may not receive
03 Exploitation and scoring
- 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 ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.22% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 13.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. 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.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2024-07-29 22:16Z2 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-04-02 18:15Z7 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2024-07-10
- Assigning CNA
- apple
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.4)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-281Improper Preservation of PermissionsBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- a5a0eea0664d0255343e1517c5cef6370311352f0b687f60ad8cfce7480c6dd5
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
ApplemacOS0 to < 12.7.6, 0 to < 13.6.8, 0 to < 14.6, 12.0 to < 12.7, 13.0 to < 13.6, 14.0 to < 14.6—
06 References
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120910
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120911
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120912
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214120
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214118
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/20
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/19
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT214120
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT214119
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT214118