Local app access to sensitive location data
Published Jul 29, 2024 · Updated Apr 2, 2026
Information disclosure in Apple Family Sharing allows local apps to read sensitive location data on iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS. Apple identifies the affected locus as Family Sharing but has not published the data-protection operation that improperly exposes the location information. Exploitation requires locally executing app code and grants read access to location data, with no reported ability to modify data or interrupt service.
Summary
What happened
Information disclosure in Apple Family Sharing allows local apps to read sensitive location data on iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS. Apple identifies the affected locus as Family Sharing but has not published the data-protection operation that improperly exposes the location information. Exploitation requires locally executing app code and grants read access to location data, with no reported ability to modify data or interrupt service.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-40795
- Published
- Jul 29, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 2, 2026
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- iOS and iPadOS
- Classifications
- T1005
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 29, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 2, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <17.6
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