CVE-2024-40827 Path traversal in macOS
An app can overwrite arbitrary files on macOS due to insufficient checks, requiring a system update to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-40827?
CVE-2024-40827 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 29 Jul 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 Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. An app may be able to overwrite arbitrary files.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-40827?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2024-40827?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-40827 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-40827 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-40827 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Macos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5fvr-59fv-4jgf.