Vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados

CVE-2024-40788

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

EPSS: 0.003 (24.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-40788?
CVE-2024-40788 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-07-29.
How severe is CVE-2024-40788?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.