CVE-2024-40814 (GCVE-0-2024-40814)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-07-29 22:16 – Updated: 2025-11-04 17:25
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Summary
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.
Severity ?
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences
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Vendor Product Version
Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 14.6 (custom)
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