7.5
HIGH
CVE-2024-40829
Apple WatchOS and iOS Lock Screen Information Disclosure
Description

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in watchOS 10.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. An attacker may be able to view restricted content from the lock screen.

INFO

Published Date :

July 29, 2024, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 1, 2024, 1:58 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-40829 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple macos
2 Apple iphone_os
3 Apple watchos

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-40829 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-40829 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Aug. 01, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 30, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/19 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 30, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/16 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/21 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/17 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in watchOS 10.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. An attacker may be able to view restricted content from the lock screen.
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214117 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214116 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214120 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214124 [No types assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-40829 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-40829 weaknesses.

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