CVE-2024-40862
A privacy issue was addressed by removing sensitive data. This issue is fixed in Xcode 16. An...
A privacy issue was addressed by removing sensitive data. This issue is fixed in Xcode 16. An attacker may be able to determine the Apple ID of the owner of the computer.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A privacy issue was addressed by removing sensitive data. This issue is fixed in Xcode 16. An attacker may be able to determine the Apple ID of the owner of the computer.
- Record
CVE-2024-40862- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
A privacy issue was addressed by removing sensitive data. This issue is fixed in Xcode 16. An attacker may be able to determine the Apple ID of the owner of the computer.
- Record
CVE-2024-40862- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-38696
A privacy issue was addressed by removing sensitive data. This issue is fixed in Xcode 16. An attacker may be able to determine the Apple ID of the owner of the computer.
- Record
EUVD-2024-38696- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-68hw-g496-55x6
A privacy issue was addressed by removing sensitive data. This issue is fixed in Xcode 16. An...
A privacy issue was addressed by removing sensitive data. This issue is fixed in Xcode 16. An attacker may be able to determine the Apple ID of the owner of the computer.
- Record
GHSA-68hw-g496-55x6- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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-2024-40862 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Apple Xcode, published September 16, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.48%, the 41st percentile. No source names a fixed version.