CVE-2024-40788

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS Score

Published: July 29, 2024 at 10:17 PM UTC

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

6 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPhone OSiPadOS

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Severity

MEDIUM5.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.3%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, macOS Ventura 13.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6, tvOS 17.6, visionOS 1.3, macOS Sonoma 14.6. A local attacker may be able to cause unexpected system shutdown.

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 < 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

tvOS · Apple

95%

v < 17.6

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

visionOS · Apple

95%

v < 1.3

Affected range stops below 1.3, 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