CVE-2024-40851
This issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device. This issue is fixed...
This issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1. An attacker with physical access may be able to access contact photos from the lock screen.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
This issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1. An attacker with physical access may be able to access contact photos from the lock screen.
- Record
CVE-2024-40851- CVSS 3.1
- 2.4 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
This issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1. An attacker with physical access may be able to access contact photos from the lock screen.
- Record
CVE-2024-40851- CVSS 3.1
- 2.4 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-38687
This issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1. An attacker with physical access may be able to access contact photos from the lock screen.
- Record
EUVD-2024-38687- CVSS 3.1
- 2.4 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xf6c-qw6x-qr69
This issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device. This issue is fixed...
This issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1. An attacker with physical access may be able to access contact photos from the lock screen.
- Record
GHSA-xf6c-qw6x-qr69- CVSS 3.1
- 2.4 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - 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-2024-40851 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.4) in Apple Ipados, published October 28, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.25%, the 16th percentile. No source names a fixed version.