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CVE-2024-40858

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

HIGH 7.1EPSS 0.17%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.17%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1. An app may be able to access Contacts without user consent.

CVSS 3.1
7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS
0.17% probability · 7th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-284
Affected
apple/macos
Source
product-security@apple.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.