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CVE-2024-40791

A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7, iOS 17.7 and iPadOS 17.7, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Sequoia 15. An app may be able to access information about a user's contacts.

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

2024-09-17T00:15:48.430

Last Modified

2025-11-04T17:15:57.857

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 3.3 (LOW)

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-532
Type: Secondary
CWE-532

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	apple	ipados	< 17.7	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	< 17.7	Yes
Operating System	apple	macos	< 13.7	Yes
Operating System	apple	macos	< 14.7	Yes

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/121234 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121238 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121246 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121247 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121250 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/32 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/33 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/39 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/40 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/41 (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.