Is CVE-2024-40828 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-40828 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-40828?

CVE-2024-40828 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-40828?

CVE-2024-40828 has an EPSS score of 0.26% (18th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-40828?

Upgrade macos to 14.6 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-40828

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

CWE-281

How to fix

Remediation Available

macosNVD

Affected:>= 14.0, < 14.6Fixed in:14.6CVE-2024-40828derived 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

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.26%probability of exploitation in 30 days

18thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 18% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory3

Mailing List3

Other references6

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-281 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-8543	Critical	9.8	74%	KEV	-
CVE-2019-0233	High	7.5	69%	-	-
CVE-2017-8589	Critical	9.8	26%	-	-
CVE-2021-33990	Critical	9.8	12%	-	-
CVE-2017-8563	High	8.1	7.2%	-	-
CVE-2017-8578	High	7.8	6.5%	-	-

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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.