CVE-2024-40866
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 16, 2024 at 11:22 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:46 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendormacOSSafari
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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
The issue was addressed with improved UI. This issue is fixed in Safari 18, macOS Sequoia 15. Visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar spoofing.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 15
Affected range stops below 15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.0, 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:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/33Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/37Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00019.htmlSSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
6.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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