CVE-2024-40790 Information disclosure in visionOS
An app can read sensitive data from GPU memory due to improper cache handling, requiring an OS upgrade to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-40790?
CVE-2024-40790 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Visionos, published on 16 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches. This issue is fixed in visionOS 2. An app may be able to read sensitive data from the GPU memory.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-40790?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Visionos.
How do I fix CVE-2024-40790?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-40790 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-40790 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-40790 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Visionos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5xr9-xvfc-h2q4.