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CVE-2024-40804: Infoleak

First published: Mon Jul 29 2024(Updated: )

Accounts. The issue was addressed with improved checks.

Credit: IES Red Team ByteDance product-security@apple.com Linwz DEVCOREYeto Csaba Fitzl @theevilbit KandjiMickey Jin @patch1t Michael DePlante @izobashi Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeCertiK SkyFall Team D4m0n Amir Bazine CrowdStrike Counter Adversary OperationsKarsten König CrowdStrike Counter Adversary OperationsCVE-2024-2004 CVE-2024-2379 CVE-2024-2398 CVE-2024-2466 an anonymous researcher Yann Gascuel Alter Solutionsw0wbox CVE-2023-6277 CVE-2023-52356 Yisumi Junsung Lee Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative CrowdStrike Counter Adversary OperationsGandalf4a Wang Yu CyberservalYe Zhang @VAR10CK Baidu Securitysqrtpwn Minghao Lin Zhejiang UniversityJiaxun Zhu Zhejiang UniversityPatrick Wardle DoubleYouCVE-2024-40805 Rodolphe BRUNETTI @eisw0lf Adam M. CVE-2024-6387 Pedro Tôrres @t0rr3sp3dr0 Zhongquan Li @Guluisacat Dawn Security Lab of JingDongMickey Jin @patch1t Kandji 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 Marcio Almeida Tanto SecurityBistrit Dahal Srijan Poudel Jiahui Hu (梅零落) NorthSeaMeng Zhang (鲸落) NorthSeaArsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) ajajfxhj 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

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS<14.6
14.6
macOS<14.6

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2024-40804?

    CVE-2024-40804 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow unauthorized access to private information.

  • How do I fix CVE-2024-40804?

    To fix CVE-2024-40804, upgrade to macOS Sonoma version 14.6 or later.

  • What type of systems are affected by CVE-2024-40804?

    CVE-2024-40804 affects macOS versions prior to 14.6.

  • What specific issue does CVE-2024-40804 address?

    CVE-2024-40804 addresses the issue of a malicious application potentially accessing private information due to insufficient checks.

  • Is there a workaround for CVE-2024-40804?

    There is no documented workaround for CVE-2024-40804; updating your system is the recommended action.

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