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.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./macOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <15.0
Apple Inc./Visionos2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <2.0
- (no CPE)range: <2
Apple Inc./macOS Sequoiallm-fuzzy
Range: <15

Patches

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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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