CVE-2024-40788

MEDIUM 6.2

CVSS Score

6.2

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8, tvOS 17.6, visionOS 1.3, watchOS 10.6. A local attacker may be able to cause unexpected system shutdown.

Vendor	apple
Product	ios and ipados
Ecosystems	iOS macOS
Industries	Technology
Published	Jul 29, 2024
Last Updated	Apr 2, 2026

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Affected Versions

Apple / iOS and iPadOS

0 < 16.7.9 0 < 17.6

Apple / macOS

0 < 12.7.6 0 < 13.6.8 0 < 14.6

Apple / tvOS

0 < 17.6

Apple / visionOS

0 < 1.3

Apple / watchOS

0 < 10.6

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

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