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TI-2024-27235 Aliases CVE-2024-40856GHSA-7gm9-jx2g-wpvm

Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker may be able to force a device to disconnect from a…

Priority LOW 35Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

An integrity issue was addressed with Beacon Protection. This issue is fixed in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia 15, tvOS 18. An attacker may be able to force a device to disconnect from a secure network.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00887 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed iOS and iPadOS (Apple): 18macOS (Apple): 15+1 more product

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AppleiOS and iPadOSbefore 1818Patch availableCNA
ApplemacOSbefore 1515Patch availableCNA
AppletvOSbefore 1818Patch availableCNA
  • iOS and iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 18 Fixed in 18 Patch available CNA
  • macOS VendorApple Affected before 15 Fixed in 15 Patch available CNA
  • tvOS VendorApple Affected before 18 Fixed in 18 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 18.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 18.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 15.0VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 18.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 18.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 15.0 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 18
  • Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 15
  • Fix · CNA tvOS (Apple) Fixed in 18

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Apple macOS 15

    36 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM, 33 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2024-29716 Apple macOS: An app may be able to break out of its sandboxPriority MEDIUM 44
    • TI-2024-29714 Apple macOS: An app may be able to break out of its sandboxPriority MEDIUM 44
    • TI-2024-29703 Link following in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 40
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  • Release ·

    Apple iOS and iPadOS 18

    19 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 18 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2024-18481 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 40
    • TI-2024-27231 Missing authorization in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 39
    • TI-2024-18477 Path traversal in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 39
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  • Release ·

    Apple tvOS 18

    10 records Highest priority Priority LOW 10 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2024-29736 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 38
    • TI-2024-29742 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 36
    • TI-2024-29753 Origin validation error in Apple SafariPriority LOW 30
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-40856
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7gm9-jx2g-wpvm

References

Advisory 3

  • TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • 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
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