Apple macOS: An attacker may be able to read sensitive information
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A downgrade issue was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15, macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Ventura 13.7. An attacker may be able to read sensitive information.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 13.7, 14.7, 15
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple macOS 13.7, 14.7, 15
27 records Highest priority Priority LOW 27 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-29736 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 38
- TI-2024-29734 Path traversal in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 38
- TI-2024-18483 Race condition in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 38
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-40848
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m9g4-52vh-fwwv
References
More Apple Macos vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-46583 Improper authentication in Apple macOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2024-40848 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-40848 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m9g4-52vh-fwwv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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