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.
Published: 2024-09-16
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 17:30:00 +0000

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Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00034}

 epss

{'score': 0.00036}

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 19:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Weaknesses CWE-281
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 16:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 23:30:00 +0000

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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.
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Apple Macos
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-02T18:12:15.566Z

Reserved: 2024-07-10T17:11:04.699Z

Link: CVE-2024-40831

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-09-17T15:14:41.118Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-09-17T00:15:48.753

Modified: 2025-11-04T17:15:59.097

Link: CVE-2024-40831

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