Description

A file access issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7, iOS 17.7 and iPadOS 17.7, visionOS 2, watchOS 11, macOS Sequoia 15, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sonoma 14.7, tvOS 18. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-40850

CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS Base Score: 5.5

Affected Products

Vendor: Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple

Product: macOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, iOS and iPadOS, iOS and iPadOS, macOS, watchOS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.03% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 6.82% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-04-20 (when was this score calculated)

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC)

SSVC Exploitation: none

SSVC Technical Impact: partial

SSVC Automatable: false

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40850
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121234
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121238
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121248
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121249
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121246
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121250
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121247
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121240

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