CVE-2024-40849
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 2, 2026 at 06:22 PM UTC
Updated: July 24, 2026 at 09:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendormacOS
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
7.5HIGHCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-362
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