Is CVE-2024-40831 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-40831 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-40831?

CVE-2024-40831 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-40831?

CVE-2024-40831 has an EPSS score of 0.21% (11th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-40831?

Upgrade macos to 15.0 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-40831

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. An app may be able to access a user's Photos Library.

CWE-281

How to fix

Remediation Available

macosNVD

Affected:< 15.0Fixed in:15.0CVE-2024-40831derived 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 RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.21%probability of exploitation in 30 days

11thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 11% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

support.apple.com

Other references1

seclists.org

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 2025-11-04.