CVE-2024-40856
An integrity issue was addressed with Beacon Protection. This issue is fixed in iOS 18 and iPadOS...
An integrity issue was addressed with Beacon Protection. This issue is fixed in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia 15, tvOS 18. An attacker may be able to force a device to disconnect from a secure network.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An integrity issue was addressed with Beacon Protection. This issue is fixed in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia 15, tvOS 18. An attacker may be able to force a device to disconnect from a secure network.
- Record
CVE-2024-40856- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
An integrity issue was addressed with Beacon Protection. This issue is fixed in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia 15, tvOS 18. An attacker may be able to force a device to disconnect from a secure network.
- Record
CVE-2024-40856- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-38691
An integrity issue was addressed with Beacon Protection. This issue is fixed in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia 15, tvOS 18. An attacker may be able to force a device to disconnect from a secure network.
- Record
EUVD-2024-38691- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7gm9-jx2g-wpvm
An integrity issue was addressed with Beacon Protection. This issue is fixed in iOS 18 and iPadOS...
An integrity issue was addressed with Beacon Protection. This issue is fixed in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, tvOS 18, macOS Sequoia 15. An attacker may be able to force a device to disconnect from a secure network.
- Record
GHSA-7gm9-jx2g-wpvm- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - 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-2024-40856 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Apple Ipados, published September 16, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.89%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.