CVE-2024-40794 (GCVE-0-2024-40794)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-07-29 22:17
Modified
2025-11-04 17:24
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • Private Browsing tabs may be accessed without authentication
Summary
This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, Safari 17.6. Private Browsing tabs may be accessed without authentication.
References
product-security@apple.com http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/15 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
product-security@apple.com http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/16 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
product-security@apple.com http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
product-security@apple.com https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214117 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.com https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.com https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214121 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/15 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/16 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00006.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214117 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214121 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214117
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214119
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214121
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple Safari Version: unspecified   < 17.6
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   Apple iOS and iPadOS Version: unspecified   < 17.6
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   Apple macOS Version: unspecified   < 14.6
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