high
7.8
CWE
787 400
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2024-40841

First published: Mon Sep 16 2024(Updated: )

Accounts. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

Credit: Mickey Jin @patch1t Claudio Bozzato Cisco TalosFrancesco Benvenuto Cisco TalosMichael DePlante @izobashi Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeHolger Fuhrmannek Anton Boegler Snoolie Keffaber @0xilis an anonymous researcher Csaba Fitzl @theevilbit KandjiDenis Tokarev @illusionofcha0s Junsung Lee dw0r ZeroPointer Lab working with 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 Pedro José Pereira Vieito @pvieito Kirin @Pwnrin Kirin @Pwnrin NorthSealuckyu @uuulucky NorthSeaArsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) Bohdan Stasiuk @Bohdan_Stasiuk Pwn2car Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeYiğit Can YILMAZ @yilmazcanyigit Pedro Tôrres @t0rr3sp3dr0 CVE-2024-44130 Halle Winkler Politepix @hallewinkler Rodolphe Brunetti @eisw0lf CVE-2023-4504 @08Tc3wBB JamfAlexander Heinrich SEEMOO DistriNet KU Leuven @vanhoefm TU Darmstadt @Sn0wfreeze Mathy Vanhoef Jeff Johnson (underpassapp.com) OSS-Fuzz Google Project ZeroNed Williamson Google Project ZeroCVE-2023-5841 Meng Zhang (鲸落) NorthSeaBrian McNulty Computer ScienceCristian Dinca Computer ScienceRomania Vaibhav Prajapati CVE-2024-39894 Wojciech Regula SecuRingNarendra Bhati Cyber Security at Suma Soft PvtManager Cyber Security at Suma Soft PvtPune (India) Yiğit Can YILMAZ @yilmazcanyigit SecuRing냥냥 Vivek Dhar working as Assistant Sub-Inspector (RM) in Border Security Force (Frontier Headquarter BSF Kashmir) Om Kothawade the UNTHSC College of PharmacyOmar A. Alanis the UNTHSC College of PharmacyBistrit Dahal Matej Moravec @MacejkoMoravec K宝 LFY @secsys Smi1e yulige Cristian Dinca (icmd.tech) Ron Masas BreakPointJonathan Bar Or @yo_yo_yo_jbo MicrosoftCVE-2024-41957 Narendra Bhati Cyber Security At Suma Soft PvtManager Cyber Security At Suma Soft PvtTashita Software Security Ron Masas Hafiizh HakTrakYoKo Kho @yokoacc HakTrakTim Michaud @TimGMichaud MoveworksAntonio Zekic @antoniozekic ant4g0nist Charly Suchanek CVE-2024-44134 Preet Dsouza (Fleming College Computer Security & Investigations Program) Domien Schepers Tim Clem Gergely Kalman @gergely_kalman Koh M. Nakagawa @tsunek0h CVE-2024-44129 product-security@apple.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS<14.7
14.7
macOS<15
15
macOS>=14.0<14.7

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2024-40841?

    CVE-2024-40841 is rated as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential impact on user accounts and permissions.

  • How do I fix CVE-2024-40841?

    To fix CVE-2024-40841, users should update to the latest version of macOS Sonoma 14.7 or macOS Sequoia 15 as soon as possible.

  • What types of software are affected by CVE-2024-40841?

    CVE-2024-40841 affects macOS versions ranging from 14.0 up to 14.7 and also impacts macOS Sequoia below version 15.

  • What issues does CVE-2024-40841 address?

    CVE-2024-40841 addresses a permissions issue with improved checks and enhanced permissions logic within the accounts framework.

  • When was CVE-2024-40841 disclosed?

    CVE-2024-40841 was disclosed in 2024 as part of Apple's security updates.

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