high
8.4
CWE
20 281 190 362 119
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2024-40800: Input Validation

First published: Mon Jul 29 2024(Updated: )

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Credit: Claudio Bozzato Cisco TalosFrancesco Benvenuto Cisco Talos product-security@apple.com Zhongquan Li @Guluisacat Dawn Security Lab of JingDongMickey Jin @patch1t Mickey Jin @patch1t Kandji KandjiCsaba Fitzl @theevilbit KandjiMateen Alinaghi Csaba Fitzl @theevilbit Offensive SecurityYadhu Krishna M Cyber Security At Suma Soft PvtNarendra Bhati Cyber Security At Suma Soft PvtManager Cyber Security At Suma Soft PvtPune (India) Wojciech Regula SecuRing Dawn Security Lab of JingDongKirin @Pwnrin Joshua Jones Adam M. Jiwon Park an anonymous researcher Marcio Almeida Tanto SecurityBistrit Dahal Srijan Poudel Jiahui Hu (梅零落) NorthSeaMeng Zhang (鲸落) NorthSeaArsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) Huang Xilin Ant Group LightMaksymilian Motyl Johan Carlsson (joaxcar) Seunghyun Lee @0x10n KAIST Hacking Lab working with Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeCVE-2024-4558 Matthew Butler Gary Kwong Andreas Jaegersberger Ro Achterberg CertiK SkyFall Team sqrtpwn Minghao Lin Zhejiang UniversityJiaxun Zhu Zhejiang UniversityPatrick Wardle DoubleYouCVE-2024-40805 Rodolphe BRUNETTI @eisw0lf CVE-2024-6387 Ye Zhang @VAR10CK Baidu SecurityJunsung Lee Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeGandalf4a Minghao Lin Baidu Security Baidu SecurityMichael DePlante @izobashi Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeD4m0n Amir Bazine CrowdStrike Counter Adversary OperationsKarsten König CrowdStrike Counter Adversary OperationsCVE-2024-2004 CVE-2024-2379 CVE-2024-2398 CVE-2024-2466 CVE-2023-6277 CVE-2023-52356 Yisumi CVE-2024-23296 Matthew Loewen Yann Gascuel Alter Solutionsw0wbox CrowdStrike Counter Adversary OperationsIES Red Team ByteDanceYeto Abhay Kailasia @abhay_kailasia Lakshmi Narain College of Technology Bhopal India

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS Monterey<12.7.6
12.7.6
Apple macOS>=12.0<12.7.6
Apple macOS>=13.0<13.6.8
Apple macOS>=14.0<14.6
Apple macOS<14.6
14.6
Apple macOS<13.6.8
13.6.8
<14.6
14.6
<12.7.6
12.7.6

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2024-40800?

    CVE-2024-40800 has a medium severity rating due to its potential for unauthorized modifications to protected file system areas.

  • How do I fix CVE-2024-40800?

    To fix CVE-2024-40800, users should update to macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, or macOS Ventura 13.6.8.

  • Which versions of macOS are affected by CVE-2024-40800?

    CVE-2024-40800 affects macOS versions 12.0 through 12.7.6, 13.0 through 13.6.8, and 14.0 through 14.6.

  • What causes CVE-2024-40800?

    CVE-2024-40800 is caused by an input validation issue in the Restore Framework that can allow unauthorized modifications to the file system.

  • Is there a workaround for CVE-2024-40800?

    There are no documented workarounds for CVE-2024-40800, so upgrading to the patched versions is necessary.

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