CVE-2024-40594

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Published Jul 6, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 2.3 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The OpenAI ChatGPT app before 2024-07-05 for macOS opts out of the sandbox, and stores conversations in cleartext in a location accessible to other apps.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-38530	The OpenAI ChatGPT app before 2024-07-05 for macOS opts out of the sandbox, and stores conversations in cleartext in a location accessible to other apps.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.141% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/07/chatgpts-much-heralded-mac-app-was-storing-conversations-as-plain-text/
https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/3/24191636/openai-chatgpt-mac-app-conversations-plain-text

History

Nov 4, 2024 9:15 PM Weaknesses updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-312

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Weaknesses

CWE-312

Sources

CVE record Updated: Nov 4, 2024, 8:55 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 6, 2024, 12:00 AM
Updated: Nov 4, 2024, 8:55 PM
Reserved: Jul 6, 2024, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 4:33 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 4:33 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 7:46 AM

Status: Deferred
Published: Jul 6, 2024, 5:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 7:46 AM

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