Is CVE-2024-40809 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-40809 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-40809?

CVE-2024-40809 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-40809?

CVE-2024-40809 has an EPSS score of 0.33% (25th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-40809?

Upgrade ipados to 17.6 or later. Fixes are available for 5 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-40809

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8, visionOS 1.3, watchOS 10.6. A shortcut may be able to bypass Internet permission requirements.

How to fix

Remediation Available

ipadosNVD

Affected:>= 17.0, < 17.6Fixed in:17.6CVE-2024-40809derived from NVD

iphone osNVD

Affected:>= 17.0, < 17.6Fixed in:17.6CVE-2024-40809derived from NVD

macosNVD

Affected:>= 14.0, < 14.6Fixed in:14.6CVE-2024-40809derived from NVD

visionosNVD

Affected:< 1.3Fixed in:1.3CVE-2024-40809derived from NVD

watchosNVD

Affected:< 10.6Fixed in:10.6CVE-2024-40809derived 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

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.33%probability of exploitation in 30 days

25thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 25% of all known CVEs.

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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.