CVE-2024-40791 (GCVE-0-2024-40791)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-09-16 23:22 – Updated: 2025-11-04 16:12
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Summary
A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7, iOS 17.7 and iPadOS 17.7, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Sequoia 15. An app may be able to access information about a user's contacts.
Severity ?
3.3 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • An app may be able to access information about a user's contacts
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Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 13.7 (custom)
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    Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 15 (custom)
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    Apple iOS and iPadOS Affected: unspecified , < 17.7 (custom)
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    Apple iOS and iPadOS Affected: unspecified , < 18 (custom)
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    Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 14.7 (custom)
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