Vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados

CVE-2024-40844

A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of temporary files. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.7 and iPadOS 17.7, macOS Sequoia 15, macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Ventura 13.7. An app may be able to observe data displayed to the user by Shortcuts.

EPSS: 0.002 (14.1th 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:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-40844?
CVE-2024-40844 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-09-17.
How severe is CVE-2024-40844?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-40844 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.