CVE-2024-40825
MEDIUM
4.4
CVSS Score
Published: September 16, 2024 at 11:23 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:46 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendormacOSvisionOS
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Severity
MEDIUM4.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in visionOS 2, macOS Sequoia 15. A malicious app with root privileges may be able to modify the contents of system files.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 15
Affected range stops below 15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/33Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/36SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-284
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