high
7.8
CWE
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Advisory Published
CVE Published
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CVE-2024-40802: Input Validation

First published: Mon Jul 29 2024(Updated: )

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Credit: Mickey Jin @patch1t product-security@apple.com CertiK SkyFall Team sqrtpwn Minghao Lin Zhejiang UniversityJiaxun Zhu Zhejiang UniversityPatrick Wardle DoubleYouCVE-2024-40805 Rodolphe BRUNETTI @eisw0lf Adam M. CVE-2024-6387 Zhongquan Li @Guluisacat Dawn Security Lab of JingDongMickey Jin @patch1t Kandji KandjiCsaba Fitzl @theevilbit KandjiMateen Alinaghi Claudio Bozzato Cisco TalosFrancesco Benvenuto Cisco TalosCsaba 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 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 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-2024-40802?

    CVE-2024-40802 is considered a privilege escalation vulnerability.

  • How do I fix CVE-2024-40802?

    To fix CVE-2024-40802, upgrade to macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, or macOS Ventura 13.6.8.

  • Who is affected by CVE-2024-40802?

    CVE-2024-40802 affects users of macOS versions prior to 12.7.6, 13.6.8, and 14.6.

  • What type of attack does CVE-2024-40802 involve?

    CVE-2024-40802 involves a local attacker potentially elevating their privileges on the affected system.

  • Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-40802?

    Yes, Apple has released patches for CVE-2024-40802 in the latest versions of macOS.

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