CVE-2024-40831: Apple macOS

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. An app may be able to access a user's Photos Library.

Affected products

• Apple macOS: before 15.0 (fixed in 15.0)

Published 2024-09-17. Last modified 2026-06-17.