Low severity2.3NVD Advisory· Published Jul 6, 2024· Updated Apr 15, 2026

CVE-2024-40594

Description

The OpenAI ChatGPT app before 2024-07-05 for macOS opts out of the sandbox, and stores conversations in cleartext in a location accessible to other apps.

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Affected products

OpenAI/Chatgptinferred2 versions
<2024-07-05+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <2024-07-05
- (no CPE)range: <2024-07-05

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

arstechnica.com/ai/2024/07/chatgpts-much-heralded-mac-app-was-storing-conversations-as-plain-text/nvd
www.theverge.com/2024/7/3/24191636/openai-chatgpt-mac-app-conversations-plain-textnvd

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