CVE-2024-40789

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

1.15% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 64.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2024-07-29 22:16Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-04-02 18:19Z5 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-07-10

Assigning CNA

apple

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.5)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

b738e325eb84d8273feca8fdbf1b99d814872c966f92bf0944d453bc8bd4cdf0

• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120908
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120909
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120911
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120913
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120914
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120915
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120916
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214121
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214117
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214116
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214124
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214123
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214122
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT214121
• seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/16
• seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/15
• seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/23
• seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/21
• seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/17
• seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/22
• seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00006.html
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT214124
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT214122
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT214119
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT214117
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT214116