Is CVE-2024-40796 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-40796 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-40796?

CVE-2024-40796 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-40796?

CVE-2024-40796 has an EPSS score of 0.90% (55th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-40796?

Upgrade ipados to 16.7.9 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-40796

MEDIUM

5.3

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-359

How to fix

Remediation Available

ipadosNVD

Affected:< 16.7.9Fixed in:16.7.9CVE-2024-40796derived from NVD

iphone osNVD

Affected:< 16.7.9Fixed in:16.7.9CVE-2024-40796derived from NVD

macosNVD

Affected:>= 14.0, < 14.6Fixed in:14.6CVE-2024-40796derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.90%probability of exploitation in 30 days

55thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 55% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory4

Third-Party Advisory4

Other references8

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-02.