CVE-2024-40852

MEDIUM

iPadOS < 18.0 - Unauthenticated Recent Photos Exposure in Assistive Access

Title source: llm

Description

This issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device. This issue is fixed in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. An attacker may be able to see recent photos without authentication in Assistive Access.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Vendor Advisory

https://support.apple.com/en-us/121250

Mailing List

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/32

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3

EPSS 0.0014

EPSS Percentile 34.3%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-862

Status published

Products (3)

Apple/iOS and iPadOS < 18

apple/ipados < 18.0

apple/iphone_os < 18.0

Published Sep 17, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026