What is CVE-2024-40854?

CVE-2024-40854 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ios And Ipados. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-01-15.

How severe is CVE-2024-40854?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-40854 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Apple Ios And Ipados

CVE-2024-40854

A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.7.1 and iPadOS 17.7.1, iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.7.1. An app may be able to…

EPSS: 0.004 (30.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

product-security@apple.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com
product-security@apple.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-40854?: CVE-2024-40854 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ios And Ipados. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-01-15.
How severe is CVE-2024-40854?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-40854 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.