CVE-2024-40778

LOW

3.3

CVSS Score

Published: July 29, 2024 at 10:16 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:46 AM UTC

3 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPhone OSiPadOS

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Severity

LOW3.3

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.3%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9. Photos in the Hidden Photos Album may be viewed without authentication.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

iPadOS · Apple

95%

v < 16.7.9v < 17.617.0 ≤ v < 17.6

Affected range stops below 16.7.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 17.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

iPhone OS · Apple

95%

v < 16.7.917.0 ≤ v < 17.6

Affected range stops below 16.7.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 17.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

macOS · Apple

95%

v < 14.6

Affected range stops below 14.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (12)

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/16

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/17

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18

Release NotesVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214116

Release NotesVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214117

Release NotesVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119

Source: cverecord

https://support.apple.com/en-us/120908

Source: cverecord

https://support.apple.com/en-us/120909

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

3.3LOWCISA-ADP

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: LOW
Integrity: NONE
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-287

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