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Vulnerability · Published Jul 29, 2024 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2024-40794

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity improper authentication in iOS and iPadOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 68% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 32.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6. Private Browsing tabs may be accessed without authentication.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12webkit2gtk2.44.3-1~deb12u1DSA-5762-1
Debian:12webkit2gtk2.44.3-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-40794
Debian:13webkit2gtk2.44.3-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-40794
Debian:14webkit2gtk2.44.3-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-40794
Debian:12wpewebkitno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2024-40794
Debian:13wpewebkit2.44.3-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-40794
Debian:14wpewebkit2.44.3-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-40794
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSqtwebkit-opensource-srcno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40794
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSqtwebkit-opensource-srcno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40794
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSwpewebkitno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40794

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apple Safari 0 – before 17.6
Apple iOS and iPadOS 0 – before 17.6
Apple macOS 0 – before 14.6

Weakness: CWE-287 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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