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CVE-2024-40814

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-07-29 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-285

Description

A downgrade issue was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.7. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.

Affected products

• Apple macOS: from 14.0 before 14.6 — fixed in 14.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple macOS 14.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/120911
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/121234
• 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

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