CVE-2024-40861

HIGH

macOS Sequoia <15 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0005
EPSS Percentile 14.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-269
Status published
Products (2)
Apple/macOS < 15
apple/macos < 15.0
Published Sep 17, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026