What is CVE-2024-40852?

CVE-2024-40852 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-09-17.

How severe is CVE-2024-40852?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Apple iOS And Ipados

CVE-2024-40852

This issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device. This issue is fixed in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. An attacker may be able to see recent photos without authentication in Assistive Access.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2024-09-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (39.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 39.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

support.apple.com/en-us/121250 (Vendor Advisory)
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-40852?: CVE-2024-40852 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-09-17.
How severe is CVE-2024-40852?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.