CVE-2024-40798
This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information. This issue is fixed in...
This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. An app may be able to read Safari's browsing history.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
3.3
This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. An app may be able to read Safari's browsing history.
- Record
CVE-2024-40798- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
3.3
This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. An app may be able to read Safari's browsing history.
- Record
CVE-2024-40798- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-38639
3.3
This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. An app may be able to read Safari's browsing history.
- Record
EUVD-2024-38639- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x7rm-gp29-w8xw
3.3
This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information. This issue is fixed in...
This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. An app may be able to read Safari's browsing history.
- Record
GHSA-x7rm-gp29-w8xw- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-40798 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Apple Ipados, published July 29, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 24th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
support.apple.com/en-us/120908
support.apple.com/en-us/120910
support.apple.com/en-us/120911
support.apple.com/en-us/120912
support.apple.com/en-us/HT214116
support.apple.com/en-us/HT214120
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support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119
support.apple.com/en-us/HT214118
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/20
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/17
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/19
support.apple.com/kb/HT214120
support.apple.com/kb/HT214119
support.apple.com/kb/HT214118
support.apple.com/kb/HT214116
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40798
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x7rm-gp29-w8xw