Medium severity · published Sep 17, 2024
CVE-2024-40862
A privacy issue was addressed by removing sensitive data
5.3
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A privacy issue was addressed by removing sensitive data. This issue is fixed in Xcode 16. An attacker may be able to determine the Apple ID of the owner of the computer.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 41% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
XC
Xcode · Apple
before 16.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40862
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40862
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121239
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/38
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