CVE-2024-40794
MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: July 29, 2024 at 10:17 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:46 AM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPhone OSiPadOS
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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, Safari 17.6. Private Browsing tabs may be accessed without authentication.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 17.6
Affected range stops below 17.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 17.6
Affected range stops below 17.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 14.6
Affected range stops below 14.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (13)
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/15Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/16Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18Source: cverecord
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120909Source: cverecord
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120911SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
5.3MEDIUMCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-287
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