CVE-2024-40836 (GCVE-0-2024-40836)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-07-29 22:16
Modified
2026-04-02 18:14
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • A shortcut may be able to use sensitive data with certain actions without prompting the user
Summary
A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. 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. A shortcut may be able to use sensitive data with certain actions without prompting the user.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple iOS and iPadOS Version: 0   < 16.7.9
Version: 0   < 17.6
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