CVE-2024-40791
Status: ModifiedLow (3.3)—
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.
CVSS
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Base score: 3.3
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.24%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 14
- Score date: 10/8/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (3)
CWEs
- CWE-532
- CWE-532
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/121234
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/121238
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/121246
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/121247
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/121250
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/32
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/33
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/39
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/40
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/41
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