CVE-2024-40825 Privilege escalation in macOS
A malicious app with root privileges can modify system files, requiring an OS upgrade to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-40825?
CVE-2024-40825 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 16 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15, visionOS 2. A malicious app with root privileges may be able to modify the contents of system files.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-40825?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Macos, Apple Visionos.
How do I fix CVE-2024-40825?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-40825 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-40825 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-40825 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Macos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-79c6-5cw9-rpwc.