CVE-2024-40864

The issue was addressed with improved handling of protocols. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, tvOS 18.2, watchOS 11.2. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to track a user's activity.

Published: 2025-03-31 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-40864 is rated Low Risk (26/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.57%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-40864

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.29% 0.57% +0.29%
2 2026-05-26 0.19% 0.29% +0.10%
3 2026-05-09 — 0.19% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-40864

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.7 3.1 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.2 1.4 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-40864

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-40864

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple macos < 13.7.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple macos >= 14.0, < 14.7.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-40864

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