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Advisory Published
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CVE-2024-40840

First published: Mon Sep 16 2024(Updated: )

Accessibility. This issue was addressed through improved state management.

Credit: product-security@apple.com Abhay Kailasia @abhay_kailasia Lakshmi Narain College of Technology Bhopal IndiaChloe Surett Jake Derouin Holger Fuhrmannek Tuan D. Hoang Snoolie Keffaber @0xilis an anonymous researcher Daniele Antonioli @08Tc3wBB JamfDenis Tokarev @illusionofcha0s Junsung Lee dw0r ZeroPointer Lab working with Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeAntonio Zekić Andrew Lytvynov Alexander Heinrich SEEMOO DistriNet KU Leuven @vanhoefm TU Darmstadt @Sn0wfreeze Mathy Vanhoef OSS-Fuzz Google Project ZeroNed Williamson Google Project ZeroRodolphe BRUNETTI @eisw0lf Olivier Levon CVE-2023-5841 ajajfxhj Bistrit Dahal Joshua Keller Narendra Bhati Cyber Security at Suma Soft PvtManager Cyber Security at Suma Soft PvtPune (India) Kenneth Chew Anamika Adhikari Csaba Fitzl @theevilbit Kandji냥냥 Wojciech Regula SecuRingOm Kothawade Zaprico DigitalOmar A. Alanis the UNTHSC College of PharmacyChi Yuan Chang ZUSO ARTtaikosoup Srijan Poudel K宝 LFY @secsys Smi1e yulige Cristian Dinca (icmd.tech) Bohdan Stasiuk @Bohdan_Stasiuk Justin Cohen Ron Masas Domien Schepers

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<18
18
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<18
18
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<18.0
iStyle @cosme iPhone OS<18.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2024-40840?

    CVE-2024-40840 is considered to have a medium severity due to the potential data access by attackers with physical access.

  • How do I fix CVE-2024-40840?

    To fix CVE-2024-40840, update your device to iOS 18 or iPadOS 18 or later.

  • What is the impact of CVE-2024-40840?

    The impact of CVE-2024-40840 is that an attacker with physical access could misuse Siri to access sensitive user data.

  • Is CVE-2024-40840 exploitable remotely?

    No, CVE-2024-40840 requires physical access to the device for exploitation.

  • Which devices are affected by CVE-2024-40840?

    CVE-2024-40840 affects devices running iOS prior to version 18 and iPadOS prior to version 18.

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