CVE-2024-40867
A custom URL scheme handling issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is...
A custom URL scheme handling issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1. A remote attacker may be able to break out of Web Content sandbox.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A custom URL scheme handling issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1. A remote attacker may be able to break out of Web Content sandbox.
- Record
CVE-2024-40867- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
A custom URL scheme handling issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1. A remote attacker may be able to break out of Web Content sandbox.
- Record
CVE-2024-40867- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-38700
A custom URL scheme handling issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1. A remote attacker may be able to break out of Web Content sandbox.
- Record
EUVD-2024-38700- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2wmm-cc27-75cj
A custom URL scheme handling issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is...
A custom URL scheme handling issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1. A remote attacker may be able to break out of Web Content sandbox.
- Record
GHSA-2wmm-cc27-75cj- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/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-2024-40867 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.6) in Apple Ios, published October 28, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.74%, the 54th percentile. No source names a fixed version.