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CVE-2024-40796

MEDIUM
5.3
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
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. Private browsing may leak some browsing history.

Affected

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

iPadOS· Apple
95%
v < 16.7.9
Affected range stops below 16.7.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
iPhone OS· Apple
95%
v < 16.7.9
Affected range stops below 16.7.9, 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

Remediation

No guide yet

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

Patch and advisory references

References (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
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
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/HT214118
Release NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119
Release NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214120

SSVC — 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-359

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