CVE-2024-40814 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A downgrade issue was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00028.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Apple	Macos

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/41
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214119

History

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 18:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214119

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 17:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/41

Tue, 10 Dec 2024 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Apple Apple macos
Weaknesses		NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
Vendors & Products		Apple Apple macos

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2024-07-29T22:16:54.546Z

Updated: 2025-11-04T17:25:34.376Z

Reserved: 2024-07-10T17:11:04.695Z

Link: CVE-2024-40814

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-04T17:25:34.376Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-07-29T23:15:13.460

Modified: 2025-11-04T18:16:38.890

Link: CVE-2024-40814

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

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