01 Record
CVE-2024-40856
An integrity issue was addressed with Beacon Protection. This issue is fixed in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia 15, tvOS 18. An attacker may be able to force a device to disconnect from a secure
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: apple
CNA base score7.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
02 Description
An integrity issue was addressed with Beacon Protection. This issue is fixed in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia 15, tvOS 18. An attacker may be able to force a device to disconnect from a secure
03 Exploitation and scoring
- 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.
- EPSS probability
- 0.88% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 58.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
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.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2024-09-16 23:22Z2 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-04-02 18:16Z7 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2024-07-10
- Assigning CNA
- apple
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- d41f2ac470f0e4c8d8ba311b52abfce2277cc21c4fe45798b5dea66ccd5fc2e8
05 Affected products
06 References
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/121238
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/121248
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/121250
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/34
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/33
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/32