high
7.5
CWE
20 362 190 119
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2024-40836: Input Validation

First published: Mon Jul 29 2024(Updated: )

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in watchOS 10.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9. A shortcut may be able to use sensitive data with certain actions without prompting the user.

Credit: an anonymous researcher Zhongquan Li @Guluisacat Dawn Security Lab of JingDongMickey Jin @patch1t Mickey Jin @patch1t Kandji KandjiCsaba Fitzl @theevilbit KandjiMateen Alinaghi Claudio Bozzato Cisco TalosFrancesco Benvenuto Cisco TalosCsaba Fitzl @theevilbit Offensive SecurityYadhu Krishna M Cyber Security At Suma Soft PvtNarendra Bhati Cyber Security At Suma Soft PvtManager Cyber Security At Suma Soft PvtPune (India) Wojciech Regula SecuRing Dawn Security Lab of JingDongKirin @Pwnrin Joshua Jones Adam M. Jiwon Park Marcio Almeida Tanto SecurityBistrit Dahal Srijan Poudel Jiahui Hu (梅零落) NorthSeaMeng Zhang (鲸落) NorthSeaArsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) Huang Xilin Ant Group LightMaksymilian Motyl Johan Carlsson (joaxcar) Seunghyun Lee @0x10n KAIST Hacking Lab working with Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeCVE-2024-4558 Matthew Butler Gary Kwong Andreas Jaegersberger Ro Achterberg CertiK SkyFall Team sqrtpwn Minghao Lin Zhejiang UniversityJiaxun Zhu Zhejiang UniversityPatrick Wardle DoubleYouCVE-2024-40805 Rodolphe BRUNETTI @eisw0lf CVE-2024-6387 Ye Zhang @VAR10CK Baidu SecurityJunsung Lee Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeGandalf4a D4m0n w0wbox CVE-2023-6277 CVE-2023-52356 Yisumi Amir Bazine CrowdStrike Counter Adversary OperationsKarsten König CrowdStrike Counter Adversary OperationsJacob Braun Abhay Kailasia @abhay_kailasia Lakshmi Narain College of Technology Bhopal IndiaCVE-2024-2004 CVE-2024-2379 CVE-2024-2398 CVE-2024-2466 Yann Gascuel Alter Solutions CrowdStrike Counter Adversary OperationsIES Red Team ByteDanceYeto Michael DePlante @izobashi Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative product-security@apple.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS<14.6
14.6
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.7.9
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS>=17.0<17.6
iOS<16.7.9
iOS>=17.0<17.6
Apple iOS and macOS>=14.0<14.6
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<10.6
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.7.9
16.7.9
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.7.9
16.7.9
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<17.6
17.6
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<17.6
17.6
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<10.6
10.6

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2024-40836?

    The severity of CVE-2024-40836 has not been explicitly classified, but it involves a logic issue that could affect user data handling.

  • How do I fix CVE-2024-40836?

    To fix CVE-2024-40836, update to watchOS 10.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, iOS 17.6, or iPadOS 17.6 or later.

  • Which devices are affected by CVE-2024-40836?

    CVE-2024-40836 affects devices running watchOS, macOS, iOS, and iPadOS prior to the mentioned secure versions.

  • What actions may be improperly triggered due to CVE-2024-40836?

    CVE-2024-40836 allows shortcuts to potentially access sensitive data without user consent.

  • Does CVE-2024-40836 have any workarounds?

    There are no specific workarounds for CVE-2024-40836; the recommended action is to apply the security updates provided by Apple.

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