Is CVE-2024-40824 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-40824 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-40824?

CVE-2024-40824 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-40824?

CVE-2024-40824 has an EPSS score of 0.28% (20th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-40824?

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

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-40824

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, tvOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.

CWE-281

How to fix

Remediation Available

ipadosNVD

Affected:< 17.6Fixed in:17.6CVE-2024-40824derived from NVD

iphone osNVD

Affected:< 17.6Fixed in:17.6CVE-2024-40824derived from NVD

macosNVD

Affected:>= 14.0, < 14.6Fixed in:14.6CVE-2024-40824derived from NVD

tvosNVD

Affected:< 17.6Fixed in:17.6CVE-2024-40824derived from NVD

watchosNVD

Affected:< 10.6Fixed in:10.6CVE-2024-40824derived 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 RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.28%probability of exploitation in 30 days

20thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 20% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory4

Mailing List4

Other references8

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-281 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-8543	Critical	9.8	74%	KEV	-
CVE-2019-0233	High	7.5	69%	-	-
CVE-2017-8589	Critical	9.8	26%	-	-
CVE-2021-33990	Critical	9.8	12%	-	-
CVE-2017-8563	High	8.1	7.2%	-	-
CVE-2017-8578	High	7.8	6.5%	-	-

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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.