CVE-2024-40844

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-09-17 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

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.

Affected products

Apple iPadOS: before 17.7 — fixed in 17.7
Apple Iphone Os: before 17.7 — fixed in 17.7
Apple macOS: before 13.7; from 14.0 before 14.7 — fixed in 13.7, 14.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 17.7; Apple Iphone Os 17.7; Apple macOS 13.7, 14.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

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
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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