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CVE-2024-40831: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions

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Authoritative record:CVE-2024-40831· Medium 5.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026, 17:26 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 16 Sep 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 3 Nov 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

The issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. Users and administrators should update to macOS Sequoia 15 to apply the official fix and mitigate this vulnerability.

Description

CVE-2024-40831 is a permissions vulnerability in macOS Sequoia 15 that allowed an application to access a user's Photos Library without proper authorization. The issue was addressed by adding additional restrictions to permissions. This vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 5.5.

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