Installed-app enumeration by local applications
Published Sep 16, 2024 · Updated Apr 2, 2026
Information disclosure in Accessibility in Apple iOS and iPadOS before 18 allows local applications to enumerate installed apps. Apple has not published which Accessibility interface or data-protection operation exposes the application inventory. Exploitation requires a locally installed app and reveals the installed-app list, with no reported data modification or service interruption.
Summary
What happened
Information disclosure in Accessibility in Apple iOS and iPadOS before 18 allows local applications to enumerate installed apps. Apple has not published which Accessibility interface or data-protection operation exposes the application inventory. Exploitation requires a locally installed app and reveals the installed-app list, with no reported data modification or service interruption.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-40830
- Published
- Sep 16, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 2, 2026
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- iOS and iPadOS
- Classifications
- T1518
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 16, 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 <18
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