Is CVE-2024-40829 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-40829 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-40829?

CVE-2024-40829 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-40829?

CVE-2024-40829 has an EPSS score of 0.82% (53th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-40829?

Upgrade ipados to 17.6 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-40829

MEDIUM

4.6

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The 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 Ventura 13.6.8, watchOS 10.6. An attacker may be able to view restricted content from the lock screen.

CWE-416Use After Free

How to fix

Remediation Available

ipadosNVD

Affected:>= 17.0, < 17.6Fixed in:17.6CVE-2024-40829derived from NVD

iphone osNVD

Affected:>= 17.0, < 17.6Fixed in:17.6CVE-2024-40829derived from NVD

macosNVD

Affected:>= 13.0, < 13.6.8Fixed in:13.6.8CVE-2024-40829derived from NVD

watchosNVD

Affected:< 10.6Fixed in:10.6CVE-2024-40829derived 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 VectorPhysical

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.82%probability of exploitation in 30 days

53rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 53% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory4

Mailing List4

Other references8

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-416 (Use After Free) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2019-0708	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-31166	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-5119	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2010-3962	High	8.1	97%	KEV	-
CVE-2015-0313	Critical	9.8	96%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2017-9798	High	7.5	95%	-	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.