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CVE-2024-40825: The issue was addressed with improved checks

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Authoritative record:CVE-2024-40825· Medium 6.0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.0 Medium.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026, 17:25 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.0Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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 visionOS 2 and macOS Sequoia 15. Users and administrators should update to these versions to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated in the advisory.

Description

CVE-2024-40825 is a vulnerability fixed in visionOS 2 and macOS Sequoia 15. It involves insufficient checks that could allow a malicious app with root privileges to modify system file contents. The issue has been addressed by improved validation mechanisms in the fixed versions.

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