CVE-2024-40841: Apple macOS

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15, macOS Sonoma 14.7. Processing a maliciously crafted video file may lead to unexpected app termination.

Affected products

• Apple macOS: from 14.0, before 14.7 (fixed in 14.7)

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