CVE-2024-40861

7.8 highEPSS 0.2%

High (7.8) in apple macos. EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

Severity

7.8 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 11% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-269
Published: 2024-09-17
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19