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CVE-2024-40838 (GCVE-0-2024-40838)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-09-16 23:22 – Updated: 2026-04-02 18:18
VLAI
Summary
A privacy issue was addressed by moving sensitive data to a protected location. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. A malicious app may be able to access notifications from the user's device.
Severity
3.3 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-17 14:31 UTC
CWE
  • A malicious app may be able to access notifications from the user's device
  • CWE-200 - Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apple macOS Affected: 0 , < 15 (custom)
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