VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2024-40842
An issue was addressed with improved validation of environment variables.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.23%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.23%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
An issue was addressed with improved validation of environment variables. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.23% probability · 14th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- apple/macos
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/121238Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/33
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.