CVE-2024-40840 Information disclosure in iOS and iPadOS
An attacker with physical access can use Siri to access sensitive user data due to improper state management.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-40840?
CVE-2024-40840 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, 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
This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. An attacker with physical access may be able to use Siri to access sensitive user data.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-40840?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os.
How do I fix CVE-2024-40840?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-40840 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-40840 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-40840 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipados
- CVE-2025-43300 Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24201 Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24085 Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free
- CVE-2025-31200 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption
- CVE-2025-31201 Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9mpj-7whj-6m8h.