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CVE-2024-40778

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9. Photos in the Hidden Photos Album may be viewed without authentication.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a LOW severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 3.3, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, for affected systems. Impacting 3 products from apple, from apple, from apple organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2024, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2024-07-29T23:15:11.527

Last Modified

2025-11-04T18:16:32.610

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 3.3 (LOW)

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo
Type: Secondary
CWE-287

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	< 16.7.9	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	< 17.6	Yes
Operating System	apple	ipados	< 16.7.9	Yes
Operating System	apple	ipados	< 17.6	Yes
Operating System	apple	macos	< 14.6	Yes

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/16 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/17 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214116 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214117 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/16 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/17 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214116 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214117 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214116 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214117 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214119 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For apple's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.