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CVE-2024-40831 (GCVE-0-2024-40831)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-09-16 23:22 – Updated: 2026-04-02 18:12
VLAI
Summary
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. An app may be able to access a user's Photos Library.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-17 15:14 UTC
CWE
  • An app may be able to access a user's Photos Library
  • CWE-281 - Improper Preservation of Permissions
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apple macOS Affected: 0 , < 15 (custom)
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