high
7.1
CWE
285
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2024-40814

First published: Mon Jul 29 2024(Updated: )

A downgrade issue was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.

Credit: Mickey Jin @patch1t product-security@apple.com Claudio Bozzato Cisco TalosFrancesco Benvenuto Cisco TalosAnton Boegler Snoolie Keffaber @0xilis an anonymous researcher Csaba Fitzl @theevilbit KandjiDenis Tokarev @illusionofcha0s dw0r ZeroPointer Lab working with Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeMichael DePlante @izobashi Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeAntonio Zekić Andrew Lytvynov Rodolphe BRUNETTI @eisw0lf Kirin @Pwnrin Fudan UniversityLFY @secsys Fudan UniversityOlivier Levon ajajfxhj Rifa'i Rejal Maynando Zhongquan Li @Guluisacat Kirin @Pwnrin Kirin @Pwnrin NorthSealuckyu @uuulucky NorthSeaBohdan Stasiuk @Bohdan_Stasiuk Stephan Casas CVE-2024-44129 IES Red Team ByteDanceLinwz DEVCOREYeto CertiK 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 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 Adam M. CVE-2024-6387 Pedro Tôrres @t0rr3sp3dr0 Zhongquan Li @Guluisacat Dawn Security Lab of JingDongMickey Jin @patch1t Kandji 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 JingDongJoshua Jones Jiwon Park 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

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS<14.6
14.6
macOS Ventura<13.7
13.7
macOS>=14.0<14.6

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2024-40814?

    The severity of CVE-2024-40814 is classified as high due to the potential to bypass privacy preferences.

  • How do I fix CVE-2024-40814?

    To fix CVE-2024-40814, update to macOS Sonoma version 14.6 or later.

  • What systems are affected by CVE-2024-40814?

    CVE-2024-40814 affects macOS versions from 14.0 up to but not including 14.6.

  • What is the issue described in CVE-2024-40814?

    CVE-2024-40814 addresses a downgrade issue that allows an app to potentially bypass Privacy preferences.

  • Is there a workaround for CVE-2024-40814?

    There is no official workaround for CVE-2024-40814; the only solution is to upgrade to the patched version.

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