CVE-2024-40826 | BDVDB-2026-248486 Detail

AppleiOS and iPadOS

Description#

A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of files. This issue is fixed in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia 15. An unencrypted document may be written to a temporary file when using print preview.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact low, availability impact none. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12024-09-16Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22026-04-02Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2024-09-16
Last modified: 2026-04-02

Vendor information

Vendor: Apple
Product: iOS and iPadOS

All Apple vulnerabilities

Score

6.1 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 13.9.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
< 18
Fixed
18

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

6.1 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	Low
Availability	None

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).