Vulnerability · Published Sep 16, 2024 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2024-40862

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity information exposure in Xcode from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.5% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	Xcode	0 – before 16

Weakness: CWE-200 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/121239
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/38