# CVE-2024-40796: Information disclosure in iOS and iPadOS

> Private browsing mode may leak browsing history due to insufficient log redaction, allowing attackers to view sensitive user data.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9hrm-h2q9-qw2v

## What is CVE-2024-40796?

CVE-2024-40796 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 29 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. Private browsing may leak some browsing history.

Weakness: CWE-359 (Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-40796?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-40796?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-40796 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-40796 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-40796 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipados

- [CVE-2025-43300](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-43300/): Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-24201](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24201/): Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-24085](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24085/): Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-31200](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-31200/): Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-31201](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-31201/): Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-40796 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-40796 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 29 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-40796 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apple Ipados. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-40796/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-40796/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40796
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40796
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-40796

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-40796/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.