CVE-2024-40771

HIGH 8.4

CVSS Score

8.4

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Monterey 12.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, macOS Ventura 13.6.7, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, watchOS 10.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Vendor	apple
Product	ios and ipados
Ecosystems	iOS macOS
Industries	Technology
Published	Jan 15, 2025
Last Updated	Apr 2, 2026

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Affected Versions

Apple / iOS and iPadOS

0 < 16.7.8 0 < 17.5

Apple / macOS

0 < 12.7.5 0 < 13.6.7 0 < 14.5

Apple / tvOS

0 < 17.5

Apple / visionOS

0 < 1.2

Apple / watchOS

0 < 10.5

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

support.apple.com: https://support.apple.com/en-us/120898 support.apple.com: https://support.apple.com/en-us/120899 support.apple.com: https://support.apple.com/en-us/120900 support.apple.com: https://support.apple.com/en-us/120901 support.apple.com: https://support.apple.com/en-us/120902 support.apple.com: https://support.apple.com/en-us/120903 support.apple.com: https://support.apple.com/en-us/120905 support.apple.com: https://support.apple.com/en-us/120906