CVE-2024-40828: Apple macOS

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

Affected products

• Apple macOS: from 12.0, before 12.7.6 (fixed in 12.7.6); from 13.0, before 13.6.8 (fixed in 13.6.8); from 14.0, before 14.6 (fixed in 14.6)

Published 2024-07-29. Last modified 2026-06-17.