Apple iOS and iPadOS: An app may be able to observe data displayed to the user by…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | before 17.7 | 17.7 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | macOS | before 13.7; before 14.7; before 15 | 13.7, 14.7, 15 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
- Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 17.7
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 13.7, 14.7, 15
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple macOS 13.7, 14.7, 15
27 records Highest priority Priority LOW 27 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-29736 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 38
- TI-2024-29734 Path traversal in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 38
- TI-2024-18483 Race condition in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 38
- Release ·
Apple iOS and iPadOS 17.7
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-29731 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferencesPriority LOW 31
- TI-2024-29725 Information disclosure in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 24
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-40844
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m548-7rvw-m5fc
References
More Apple Ipados vulnerabilities
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- TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-40844 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-40844 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m548-7rvw-m5fc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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