CVE-2024-40848: Apple macOS

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A downgrade issue was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15, macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Ventura 13.7. An attacker may be able to read sensitive information.

Affected products

• Apple macOS: before 13.7 (fixed in 13.7); from 14.0, before 14.7 (fixed in 14.7)

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