High severity · published Sep 16, 2024
CVE-2024-40856
An integrity issue was addressed with Beacon Protection
7.5
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An integrity issue was addressed with Beacon Protection. This issue is fixed in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia 15, tvOS 18. An attacker may be able to force a device to disconnect from a secure network.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 59% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
macOS · Apple
before 15 · source: vendor, NVD
IO
iOS · Apple
before 18.0 · source: NVD
IA
iOS and iPadOS · Apple
before 18 · source: vendor
TV
tvOS · Apple
before 18 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40856
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40856
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121238
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121248
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121250
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/32
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/33
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/34
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