CVE-2024-40856

An integrity issue was addressed with Beacon Protection. This issue is fixed in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, tvOS 18, macOS Sequoia 15. An attacker may be able to force a device to disconnect from a secure network.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121238	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121248	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121250	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/32
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/33
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/34

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

History

04 Nov 2025, 17:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/32 - () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/33 - () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/34 -

Information

Published : 2024-09-17 00:15

Updated : 2025-11-04 17:16

NVD link : CVE-2024-40856

Mitre link : CVE-2024-40856

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-40856

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

iphone_os
macos
ipados

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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