CVE-2024-40850 Information disclosure in iOS and iPadOS
An app can access user-sensitive data due to insufficient input validation, affecting Apple operating systems.
- 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-2024-40850?
CVE-2024-40850 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
A file access issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.7 and iPadOS 17.7, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia 15, macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Ventura 13.7, tvOS 18, visionOS 2, watchOS 11. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-40850?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Tvos, Apple Visionos, Apple Watchos.
How do I fix CVE-2024-40850?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-40850 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-40850 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-40850 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipados
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- 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-3w22-q3jv-89jw.