CVE-2024-40835

Sensitive-data access via missing action prompts

Published Jul 29, 2024 · Updated Apr 2, 2026

Shortcuts in affected iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS releases allows local users to access sensitive data without a consent prompt. Apple identifies the locus only as certain Shortcuts actions and states that a logic issue failed to perform adequate checks; no action names or check details are public. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and a shortcut that invokes an affected action, and the published impact is limited to confidentiality.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.31%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Shortcuts in affected iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS releases allows local users to access sensitive data without a consent prompt. Apple identifies the locus only as certain Shortcuts actions and states that a logic issue failed to perform adequate checks; no action names or check details are public. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and a shortcut that invokes an affected action, and the published impact is limited to confidentiality.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-40835
Published
Jul 29, 2024
Updated
Apr 2, 2026
Vendor
Apple
Product
iOS and iPadOS
Classifications
Unavailable
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 29, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 2, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <16.7.9
  2. Affected versionversion=0 <17.6

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Apple · iOS and iPadOSversion=0 <16.7.9; version=0 <17.6
Apple · macOSversion=0 <12.7.6; version=0 <13.6.8; version=0 <14.6
Apple · watchOSversion=0 <10.6

Published CVSS scores

5.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

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