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CVE-2024-40787

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: July 29, 2024 at 10:16 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:46 AM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPhone OSiPadOS

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

This issue was addressed by adding an additional prompt for user consent. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6. A shortcut may be able to bypass Internet permission requirements.

Affected

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

iPadOS· Apple
95%
v < 17.6
Affected range stops below 17.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
iPhone OS· Apple
95%
v < 17.6
Affected range stops below 17.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
macOS· Apple
95%
v < 12.7.6v < 13.6.8v < 14.613.0 ≤ v < 13.6.814.0 ≤ v < 14.6
Affected range stops below 12.7.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 13.6.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 14.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
watchOS· Apple
95%
v < 10.6
Affected range stops below 10.6, 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 (20)

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/18
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/19
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/20
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/21
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214117
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214118
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

7.1HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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