Information disclosure in Apple iOS And Ipados

CVE-2024-40791

A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.7 and iPadOS 17.7, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia 15, macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Ventura 13.7. An app may be able to access information about a user's contacts.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (14.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 14.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-40791: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-40791?
CVE-2024-40791 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2024-09-17.
How severe is CVE-2024-40791?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-40791 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.