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TI-2024-27241 Aliases CVE-2024-40862GHSA-68hw-g496-55x6

Information disclosure in Apple Xcode

Priority LOW 39CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

A privacy issue was addressed by removing sensitive data. This issue is fixed in Xcode 16. An attacker may be able to determine the Apple ID of the owner of the computer.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00478 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Xcode (Apple): 16

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
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
AppleXcodebefore 1616Patch availableCNA
  • Xcode VendorApple Affected before 16 Fixed in 16 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 16.0VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 16.0 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Xcode (Apple) Fixed in 16

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    Apple Xcode 16

    3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2024-29729 Incorrect authorization in Apple XcodePriority LOW 35
    • TI-2024-29757 Apple Xcode: An app may gain unauthorized access to BluetoothPriority LOW 24
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-40862
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-68hw-g496-55x6

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2021-19919 Apache Log4j2 JNDI features do not protect against attacker controlled LDAP and other JNDI related endpoints KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-30709 Git allows arbitrary code execution through broken config quoting KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2004-02557 distcc 2.x, as used in XCode 1.5 and others, when not configured to restrict access to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2014-07619 Git before 1.8.5.6, 1.9.x before 1.9.5, 2.0.x before 2.0.5, 2.1.x before 2.1.4, and 2.2.x… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-04400 malicious repositories can execute remote code while cloning CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
  • TI-2016-00666 The resolver in nginx before 1.8.1 and 1.9.x before 1.9.10 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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