Is CVE-2024-40783 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-40783 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-40783?

CVE-2024-40783 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-40783?

CVE-2024-40783 has an EPSS score of 0.31% (23th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-40783?

Upgrade macos to 14.6 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-40783

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The issue was addressed with improved restriction of data container access. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.

CWE-285

How to fix

Remediation Available

macosNVD

Affected:>= 14.0, < 14.6Fixed in:14.6CVE-2024-40783derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.31%probability of exploitation in 30 days

23rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 23% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory3

Mailing List3

Other references6

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-02.