CVE-2024-40862 Information disclosure in Xcode

What is CVE-2024-40862?

CVE-2024-40862 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Xcode, published on 16 Sep 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 by removing sensitive data. This issue is fixed in Xcode 16. An attacker may be able to determine the Apple ID of the owner of the computer.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-40862?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Xcode.

How do I fix CVE-2024-40862?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-40862 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-40862 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-40862 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apple Xcode

• CVE-2025-48384 Git Link Following Exploited High 8.1
• CVE-2014-9390 JGit Improper Input Validation vulnerability Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-14379 Deserialization of untrusted data in FasterXML jackson-databind Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-4164 An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. Critical 9.8
• CVE-2016-0746 Use after free in n/a Critical 9.8

All Apple Xcode vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-68hw-g496-55x6.