5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-40850
Apple File Access Authorization Bypass Vulnerability
Description

A file access issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7, iOS 17.7 and iPadOS 17.7, visionOS 2, watchOS 11, macOS Sequoia 15, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sonoma 14.7, tvOS 18. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 17, 2024, 12:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 24, 2024, 3:41 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-40850 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple macos
2 Apple iphone_os
3 Apple tvos
4 Apple watchos
5 Apple ipados
6 Apple visionos
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-40850.

URL Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121234 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121238 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121240 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121246 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121247 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121248 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121249 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121250 Release Notes Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-40850 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • seclists.org
APPLE-SA-09-16-2024-10 macOS Ventura 13.7

Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 18:16:06 -0700 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 17, 2024 (3 months ago)
  • seclists.org
APPLE-SA-09-16-2024-9 macOS Sonoma 14.7

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Published Date: Sep 17, 2024 (3 months ago)
  • seclists.org
APPLE-SA-09-16-2024-8 iOS 17.7 and iPadOS 17.7

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Published Date: Sep 17, 2024 (3 months ago)
  • seclists.org
APPLE-SA-09-16-2024-5 visionOS 2

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Published Date: Sep 17, 2024 (3 months ago)
  • seclists.org
APPLE-SA-09-16-2024-4 watchOS 11

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Published Date: Sep 17, 2024 (3 months ago)
  • seclists.org
APPLE-SA-09-16-2024-3 tvOS 18

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Published Date: Sep 17, 2024 (3 months ago)
  • seclists.org
APPLE-SA-09-16-2024-2 macOS Sequoia 15

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Published Date: Sep 17, 2024 (3 months ago)
  • seclists.org
APPLE-SA-09-16-2024-1 iOS 18 and iPadOS 18

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Published Date: Sep 17, 2024 (3 months ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-40850 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 24, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/121234 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/121234 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/121238 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/121238 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/121240 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/121240 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/121246 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/121246 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/121247 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/121247 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/121248 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/121248 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/121249 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/121249 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/121250 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/121250 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 17.7 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 17.7 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 13.7 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.0 up to (excluding) 14.7 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 18.0 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.0 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 11.0
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 17, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A file access issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7, iOS 17.7 and iPadOS 17.7, visionOS 2, watchOS 11, macOS Sequoia 15, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sonoma 14.7, tvOS 18. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/121234 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/121238 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/121248 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/121249 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/121246 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/121250 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/121247 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/121240 [No types assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-40850 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-40850 weaknesses.

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