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CVE-2024-40836

MEDIUM
5.5
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
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in watchOS 10.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9. A shortcut may be able to use sensitive data with certain actions without prompting the user.

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 < 17.617.0
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 < 17.617.0
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 < 14.614.0 ≤ v < 14.6
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 (16)

Mailing List
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/16
Mailing List
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/17
Mailing List
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18
Mailing List
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/21
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214116
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214117
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214124

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

5.5MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-200

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