Is CVE-2024-40798 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-40798 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-40798?

CVE-2024-40798 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.3 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-40798?

CVE-2024-40798 has an EPSS score of 0.31% (23th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-40798?

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

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-40798

LOW

3.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information. 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. An app may be able to read Safari's browsing history.

CWE-200Information Exposure

How to fix

Remediation Available

ipadosNVD

Affected:< 16.7.9Fixed in:16.7.9CVE-2024-40798derived from NVD

iphone osNVD

Affected:< 16.7.9Fixed in:16.7.9CVE-2024-40798derived from NVD

macosNVD

Affected:>= 14.0, < 14.6Fixed in:14.6CVE-2024-40798derived 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 VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.31%probability of exploitation in 30 days

23rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 23% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory4

Third-Party Advisory4

Other references8

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-200 (Information Exposure) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-24919	High	8.6	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-14181	Medium	5.3	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-34429	Medium	5.3	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-11409	Medium	5.3	98%	-	-
CVE-2021-41277	Critical	10.0	97%	KEV	-
CVE-2016-2183	High	7.5	96%	-	Fix

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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.