CVE-2024-40844 (GCVE-0-2024-40844)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-09-16 23:23 – Updated: 2026-04-02 18:26
VLAI?
Summary
A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of temporary files. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.7 and iPadOS 17.7, macOS Sequoia 15, macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Ventura 13.7. An app may be able to observe data displayed to the user by Shortcuts.
Severity ?
5.5 (Medium)
CWE
- An app may be able to observe data displayed to the user by Shortcuts
Assigner
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS |
Affected:
0 , < 17.7
(custom)
|
||
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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