CVE-2024-40824
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThis issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, tvOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThis vulnerability in Apple's state management allowed an application to bypass Privacy preferences, potentially enabling unauthorized access to sensitive user data or settings. The issue was addressed through improved state management controls in the specified updates.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 17.6< 17.6>= 14.0, < 14.6< 17.6< 10.6CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check iOS or iPadOS versionOpen Settings > General > About > Version and note the build numberAffected if Version is less than 17.6 (for example, 17.5.x or earlier)
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Check macOS versionOpen System Settings > About or Apple menu > About This Mac and note the version numberAffected if Version is 14.0 through 14.5 (Sonoma initial release through 14.5)
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Check tvOS versionOpen Settings > General > About > Version on the Apple TV deviceAffected if Version is less than 17.6
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Check watchOS versionOpen Settings > About on the Apple Watch, or open the Watch app on iPhone and go to My Watch > General > AboutAffected if Version is less than 10.6
If any Apple device runs an OS version lower than 17.6 (iOS/iPadOS/tvOS/watchOS) or between 14.0 and 14.5 (macOS Sonoma), the device may be affected by this Privacy preference bypass vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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dbcve · scoped10.614.617.6
Apply the vendor-supplied security updates: update iOS/iPadOS to 17.6, macOS to Sonoma 14.6, tvOS to 17.6, and watchOS to 10.6. For enterprise environments, deploy these updates via MDM or software distribution mechanisms.
iOS 17.6, iPadOS 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, tvOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6
- For iPhone users: Upgrade to iOS 17.6
- For iPad users: Upgrade to iPadOS 17.6
- For Mac users running macOS Sonoma (14.x): Upgrade to macOS Sonoma 14.6
- For Apple TV users: Upgrade to tvOS 17.6
- For Apple Watch users: Upgrade to watchOS 10.6
- Before upgrading, back up your device data as a precaution
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-40824 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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