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CVE-2024-40822

This issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS

This issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, watchOS 10.6. An attacker with physical access to a device may be able to access contacts from the lock screen.

LOW · CVSS 2.4 EPSS 0.0013
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules8 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-284Improper Access Control
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Affected Products & Versions

6
apple ipados< 16.7.9
apple ipados>= 17.0 and < 17.6
apple iphone os< 16.7.9
apple iphone os>= 17.0 and < 17.6
apple macos< 14.6
apple watchos< 10.6
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighSuspicious Microsoft Office Child Process - MacOS
producthighRemote Access Tool - Renamed MeshAgent Execution - MacOS
producthighBinary Padding - MacOS
productmediumSuspicious Execution via macOS Script Editor
productmediumSystem Information Discovery Via Sysctl - MacOS
productmediumNew File Exclusion Added To Time Machine Via Tmutil - MacOS
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Scoring & Timeline

2.4
LOW · CVSS v3.1 · product-security@apple.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD29 Jul 2024 · 11:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
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Vendor Advisories

4
apple-security120909
apple-security120908
apple-security120911
apple-security120916
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/16Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/17Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/21Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214116Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214117Release NotesVendor Advisory
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