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CVE-2024-40815

A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.8, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6, tvOS 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6. A malicious attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to bypass Pointer Authentication.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 5 products from apple, from apple, from apple and 2 others, 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

2024-07-29T23:15:13.523

Last Modified

2025-11-04T18:16:39.060

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.5 (HIGH)

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-362
Type: Secondary
CWE-352

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	apple	ipados	< 17.6	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	< 17.6	Yes
Operating System	apple	macos	< 13.6.8	Yes
Operating System	apple	macos	< 14.6	Yes
Operating System	apple	tvos	< 17.6	Yes
Operating System	apple	watchos	< 10.6	Yes

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/16 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/19 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/21 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/22 Mailing List, Third Party 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])
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214120 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214122 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214124 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/18 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/19 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/21 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/22 Mailing List, Third Party 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/en-us/HT214120 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214122 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214124 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (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)
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214120 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214122 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214124 (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.