CVE-2024-40833: Apple iPadOS

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. A shortcut may be able to use sensitive data with certain actions without prompting the user.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 16.7.9 (fixed in 16.7.9)
• Apple iPhone OS: before 16.7.9 (fixed in 16.7.9)
• Apple macOS: before 12.7.6 (fixed in 12.7.6); from 13.0, before 13.6.8 (fixed in 13.6.8); from 14.0, before 14.6 (fixed in 14.6)

Published 2024-07-29. Last modified 2026-06-17.