Medium severity4.4NVD Advisory· Published Sep 17, 2024· Updated Apr 2, 2026

CVE-2024-40825

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.

Affected products

Apple Inc./macOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <15.0
Apple Inc./Visionos
cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <2.0

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

support.apple.com/en-us/121238nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/121249nvdVendor Advisory
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/33nvd
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/36nvd

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