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CVE-2024-40836

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-07-29 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, watchOS 10.6. A shortcut may be able to use sensitive data with certain actions without prompting the user.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 16.7.9; from 17.0 before 17.6 — fixed in 16.7.9, 17.6
• Apple Iphone Os: before 16.7.9; from 17.0 before 17.6 — fixed in 16.7.9, 17.6
• Apple macOS: from 14.0 before 14.6 — fixed in 14.6
• Apple watchOS: before 10.6 — fixed in 10.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 16.7.9, 17.6; Apple Iphone Os 16.7.9, 17.6; Apple macOS 14.6; Apple watchOS 10.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/120908
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/120909
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/120911
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/120916
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/16
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/17
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/21
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214116
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214117
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214124

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