macOS Sonoma 14.7 Security Update

What macOS Sonoma 14.7 Fixes

macOS Sonoma 14.7, released September 16, 2024, fixes 39 vulnerabilities in 29 parts of the system, according to Apple's security advisory.

Apple does not say that any of them were exploited before the fix. That makes macOS Sonoma 14.7 a routine security update: worth installing soon, not an emergency.

It has since been superseded: the newest security release for macOS Sonoma is macOS Sonoma 14.8.9, from August 6, 2026, which includes these fixes.

Grouped by us from the impact Apple gives for each fix; the impact lines below are Apple's own.

Which Devices Get macOS Sonoma 14.7

Apple lists macOS Sonoma 14.7 for: macOS Sonoma.

How to Install macOS Sonoma 14.7

On the Mac, open System Settings → General → Software Update. Macs that cannot run the newest macOS are offered the update for their own version there.

Security fixes are cumulative: any later release for the same version includes these as well, so if you are already past macOS Sonoma 14.7 there is nothing to do.

Every Fix in macOS Sonoma 14.7

All 39 CVEs in Apple's advisory, the most serious kinds first. Each entry is the part of the system affected, Apple's description of the impact and the fix, and the CVE ID.

• AppSandbox

  An app may be able to access protected files within an App Sandbox container

  A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

  CVE-2024-44135

• Accounts

  An app may be able to access user-sensitive data

  The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic.

  CVE-2024-44153

• App Intents

  An app may be able to access sensitive data logged when a shortcut fails to launch another app

  This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.

  CVE-2024-44182

• AppleMobileFileIntegrity

  An app may be able to access sensitive user data

  The issue was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions.

  CVE-2024-40847

• AppleMobileFileIntegrity

  An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences

  This issue was addressed with improved checks.

  CVE-2024-44164

• AppleMobileFileIntegrity

  An attacker may be able to read sensitive information

  A downgrade issue was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions.

  CVE-2024-40848

• Automator

  An Automator Quick Action workflow may be able to bypass Gatekeeper

  This issue was addressed by adding an additional prompt for user consent.

  CVE-2024-44128

• Dock

  An app may be able to access user-sensitive data

  A privacy issue was addressed by removing sensitive data.

  CVE-2024-44177

• FileProvider

  A local user may be able to leak sensitive user information

  The issue was addressed with improved checks.

  CVE-2024-54469

• Game Center

  An app may be able to access user-sensitive data

  A file access issue was addressed with improved input validation.

  CVE-2024-40850

• Mail Accounts

  An app may be able to access information about a user's contacts

  A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.

  CVE-2024-40791

• Maps

  An app may be able to read sensitive location information

  An issue was addressed with improved handling of temporary files.

  CVE-2024-44181

• Sandbox

  A malicious application may be able to access private information

  The issue was addressed with improved checks.

  CVE-2024-44163

• Sandbox

  A malicious application may be able to leak sensitive user information

  The issue was addressed with improved checks.

  CVE-2024-44125

• Security Initialization

  An app may be able to access protected user data

  A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

  CVE-2024-40801

• Shortcuts

  A shortcut may output sensitive user data without consent

  This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.

  CVE-2024-44158

• System Settings

  An app may be able to access user-sensitive data

  A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.

  CVE-2024-44166

• System Settings

  An app may be able to read arbitrary files

  A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.

  CVE-2024-44190

• Transparency

  An app may be able to access user-sensitive data

  A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

  CVE-2024-44184

• Safari

  Visiting a malicious website may lead to user interface spoofing

  This issue was addressed through improved state management.

  CVE-2024-40797

• AppleGraphicsControl

  Processing a maliciously crafted video file may lead to unexpected app termination

  The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

  CVE-2024-40846 CVE-2024-40845

• AppleGraphicsControl

  Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination

  A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

  CVE-2024-44154

• AppleVA

  Processing a maliciously crafted video file may lead to unexpected app termination

  An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

  CVE-2024-40841

• ARKit

  Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to heap corruption

  The issue was addressed with improved checks.

  CVE-2024-44126

• ImageIO

  Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination

  An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved input validation.

  CVE-2024-27880

• ImageIO

  Processing an image may lead to a denial-of-service

  An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

  CVE-2024-44176

• Intel Graphics Driver

  Processing a maliciously crafted texture may lead to unexpected app termination

  A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

  CVE-2024-44160

• Intel Graphics Driver

  Processing a maliciously crafted texture may lead to unexpected app termination

  An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking.

  CVE-2024-44161

• IOSurfaceAccelerator

  An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination

  The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

  CVE-2024-44169

• mDNSResponder

  An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service

  A logic error was addressed with improved error handling.

  CVE-2024-44183

• AppleMobileFileIntegrity

  An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system

  A library injection issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

  CVE-2024-44168

• bless

  An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system

  A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

  CVE-2024-44151

• Compression

  Unpacking a maliciously crafted archive may allow an attacker to write arbitrary files

  A race condition was addressed with improved locking.

  CVE-2024-27876

• Kernel

  Network traffic may leak outside a VPN tunnel

  A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.

  CVE-2024-44165

• Notes

  An app may be able to overwrite arbitrary files

  This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.

  CVE-2024-44167

• PackageKit

  An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system

  This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks.

  CVE-2024-44178

• Shortcuts

  An app may be able to observe data displayed to the user by Shortcuts

  A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of temporary files.

  CVE-2024-40844

• sudo

  An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system

  A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.

  CVE-2024-40860

macOS Sonoma Security Release History

macOS Sonoma 14.7 in context: the security releases Apple has published for macOS Sonoma, newest first, with the number of fixes each carried.

The Same Fixes Elsewhere

Apple ships most fixes to every platform that shares the code, and to older versions still under support. These releases close at least one of the same CVEs:

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