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CVE-2024-40838: A privacy issue was addressed by moving sensitive data to a protected location

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Authoritative record:CVE-2024-40838· Low 3.3

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 3.3 Low.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026, 17:24 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
3.3Low
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/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 this version to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.

Description

CVE-2024-40838 is a privacy vulnerability in macOS Sequoia 15 where sensitive data was previously accessible in an unprotected location. The issue allowed a malicious app to potentially access notifications from the user's device. This vulnerability has been addressed by moving the sensitive data to a protected location in macOS Sequoia 15.

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